BusinessNZ
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Committed to New Zealand's success by promoting sustainable growth through free enterprise Business NZ is New Zealand's largest advocacy group for enterprise, and champions policies leading to: international competitiveness balanced employment, economic and environmental legislation compliance and tax levels that foster growth and investment innovation and skill development an environment fostering the production of high value goods and services
Manufacturing activity bounced back from April’s dip to show strong expansion for the current month, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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Official and unofficial data show the New Zealand economy is growing slowly.
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The role of New Zealand employers at the International Labour Organisation has been completely misrepresented by the CTU, says BusinessNZ.
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Despite being presented as a ‘zero’ Budget, this year’s spending has been well focused on areas helpful for future growth, says BusinessNZ.
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BusinessNZ says the Government’s education plan rightly focuses on quality teaching.
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The service sector in April displayed further signs of expansion, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Manufacturing activity dropped back into contraction after four months of expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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Around 430 small to medium-sized businesses from around New Zealand are being given a unique opportunity to pitch their products and services to government buyers at a free event in Wellington on 9 May.
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Encouraging students to pay off student loans faster is good policy, says BusinessNZ.
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Business will be supportive of the planned review of the workplace health and safety system, says BusinessNZ.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The first in the Every Child Counts* and BusinessNZ discussion series takes place at Te Papa next week, with both organisations anticipating robust discussion about support for better outcomes for children.
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Business sustainability advocate Penny Nelson has been appointed Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council.
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Approval of the Crafar farms sale has been welcomed by BusinessNZ.
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Expanding the Auckland convention centre will boost the national economy, says BusinessNZ.
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The 8th annual Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum was held in Sydney 12-13 April and concluded with both sides expressing a shared interest in building a future for Australia and New Zealand in the markets of Asia, underpinned by inward and outward investment and built on the basis of a strong trans-Tasman single market.
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The service sector continued to show healthy signs of expansion in 2012, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Manufacturing activity continued to show healthy levels of expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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The 8th Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum which opens in Sydney tomorrow will focus on using CER and the single market as a springboard for developing new business in third markets, says Forum co-chair Jonathan Ling.
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A slowly stabilising global economy and positive levels of activity in New Zealand agricultural exports indicate slightly better economic prospects, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the March quarter 2012 .
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Commenting on a speech delivered by Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf today, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly said raising the quality of teaching in New Zealand schools was important for improving education and economic growth outcomes.
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Local government reforms announced today will be positively received by business, says BusinessNZ.
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The service sector showed further momentum with a healthy February result, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement of a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
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Manufacturing activity experienced a sizeable lift in activity for February, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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AUCKLAND CITY — Green growth is an issue for the entire economy, says Phil O'Reilly Chair of the Green Growth Advisory Group.
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A mature debate is needed on New Zealand’s benefit system, says BusinessNZ.
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The service sector showed stronger expansion to start the year, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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The High Court judgment on the Shanghai Pengxin bid for the Crafar farms raises difficult questions that could reduce future confidence to invest by overseas investors, says BusinessNZ.
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Manufacturing activity remained in expansion but clear division lines are drawn, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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Treasury’s briefing to the incoming Government is well focused on restoring the economy to growth, says BusinessNZ.
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BusinessNZ and the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum have welcomed the announcement of joint work by the Productivity Commissions of New Zealand and Australia.
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The service sector returned to a more subdued level of expansion in December, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Economic directions signalled by the Prime Minister in his first major speech of the year will be welcomed by enterprise, says BusinessNZ - and now they need to be acted on.
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Manufacturing activity improved enough over December to be back in positive territory, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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The draft inquiry report by the New Zealand Productivity Commission on the international freight transport services raises some useful and sensible recommendations to improve the productivity of New Zealand’s international freight, says BusinessNZ.
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The Government’s announcement that it is banning industrial gas certified emission reduction units (CERs) from being purchased in New Zealand will potentially have a serious knock-on effect to the costs felt by businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly.
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Restricting prices at the lower end of the carbon market would be self-defeating, says BusinessNZ.
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The service sector recovered from a previous lacklustre result to record its highest level of expansion for 20 months, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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BusinessNZ has welcomed the draft report on Housing Affordability released today by the NZ Productivity Commission.
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Manufacturing activity fell further into contraction during November, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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Continued global uncertainty is impacting on New Zealand’s economic performance, with a number of indicators pointing to lower growth projections than previously forecast, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the December quarter 2011.
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BusinessNZ and the NZ Council of Trade Unions have combined in a joint statement calling on the government of Fiji to respect their international obligations on labour standards.
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Today’s release of a new report by the IPENZ ‘Realising Our Hidden Treasure’, provides valuable information on the real possibilities of boosting New Zealand’s economy and standard of living, while protecting our natural environment, says ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard.
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Major corporates have voted today to form a new peak industry organisation to promote sustainable business and policies.
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National’s skills and tertiary education policies are practical and well-focused on getting higher skilled New Zealanders, says BusinessNZ.
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BusinessNZ has released its manifesto for the 2011 General Election.
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National’s economic development action plan released today answers some questions about the framework behind current initiatives and new policies, says BusinessNZ.
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A drop in expansion meant the service sector only just managed to keep on the positive side, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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ExportNZ is delighted by the statement made by the leaders of the TPP economies about their vision for the agreement and about their views on the pace of negotiations.
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After six consecutive months of expansion, manufacturing activity fell into contraction during October, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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The National Party’s announcement that it will slow down the full impact of the cost of the ETS on the economy is like saying instead of moving into 4th gear (full speed ahead) we will stay in 3rd gear a bit longer, when we should have been in 1st or 2nd gear at the most from the start of the scheme, says Executive Director of ExportNZ, Catherine Beard.
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The slower introduction of the full effects of the ETS is welcome but National’s Environment and Climate Change Policy announced today would impose too much additional cost on businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly.
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ExportNZ is welcoming the changes the Government is making to the services offered by the New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO).
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The innovation policy released by the Government today is the best single action that could be taken to grow high tech manufacturing and services in New Zealand, says BusinessNZ, Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly.
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BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly said today that the business and wider community would be saddened by the loss of Roger Kerr, a courageous and respected New Zealand leader.
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BusinessNZ says it’s good that the Government is focusing on youth employment in its employment relations policy announced today.
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Labour’s superannuation policy would backfire on workers, says BusinessNZ.
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ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard welcomes the announcement that the New Zealand Government is to start talks on a closer economic cooperation agreement with Chinese Taipei.
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ExportNZ has released its election manifesto to all political parties today in the lead up to the 2011 election.
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Employers are unlikely to be cheering the Government’s decision to go ahead with auto-enrolment in KiwiSaver, says BusinessNZ.
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Employment policy released by the Labour Party today would lead straight back to strike-ridden National Awards, says BusinessNZ.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Spokespeople from all major political parties will outline their policies for business and the economy at the Deloitte-BusinessNZ Election Conference in Wellington on 31 October.
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The service sector remains within a very tight band of expansion that has now continued for three months, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Despite another dip in expansion, manufacturing activity managed to keep its head above water, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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Continuing healthy levels of new business/orders and activity/sales kept the service sector in expansion for August, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Slowing down the implementation of New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme would be a good move, says BusinessNZ.
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August saw a mix of results that kept manufacturing in expansionary mode, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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Improving financial literacy and giving the public understandable financial information are hot topics right now.
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A static performance is not enough when our competitors are accelerating, says BusinessNZ.
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Forward-looking indicators show the New Zealand economy continuing to improve despite nervousness in global markets, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the September quarter 2011.
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BusinessNZ is pleased to see the Labour Party’s youth skills and employment policy focusing on the crucial need to ensure that all young people under 20 years of age are learning or earning.
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National strategies released today for energy and energy efficiency show a balanced approach, says BusinessNZ.
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July saw ongoing durability in New Zealand’s manufacturing sector, partly aided by our trans-Tasman cousins according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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The decision to include Business Studies as an approved subject for University Entrance from 2012 has been welcomed by BusinessNZ.
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BusinessNZ has called for a time of careful consideration before any decisions are made on automatic enrolment for KiwiSaver.
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There is significant potential to improve the share of work that New Zealand firms win from major supply chains and the economic rewards for both the companies involved and the local economy are significant, according to a recently released report commissioned by the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s Industry Capability Network.
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BusinessNZ welcomes the Government’s decision to review industry training.
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BusinessNZ is today releasing a report exposing reasons for exercising caution in making assessments about the relative stringency of Australia’s carbon pricing policy versus the New Zealand ETS.
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The service sector continues to roll into higher levels of expansion, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Tax proposals announced by the Labour Party won’t make the boat go faster, says BusinessNZ.
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Activity in the manufacturing sector for June saw an ongoing and steady level of expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly made a call for free trade in the Asia Pacific region, at the Japan-New Zealand Partnership Forum in Tokyo today.
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A sounder financial footing for ACC along with lower levies for 2012/13 is good news for premium payers, BusinessNZ says.
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Millions of domestic workers around the world stand to gain improved working conditions following a vote at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) last week.
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The service sector continued to show improvement in expansion during May, although at a slow pace, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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The month of May saw the manufacturing sector continue its march towards stronger expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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The best terms of trade since the early 1970s and growing business confidence are bringing a positive outlook for the New Zealand economy, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the June quarter 2011.
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BusinessNZ and Landcare Research have partnered with the producer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), to provide an accurate and complete sustainability reports database for New Zealand.
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BusinessNZ has characterised Budget 2011 as cautious and safe, with most announcements generally pointing in the right direction of reducing government expenditure and debt.
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Operating costs and business debt shouldered not only by farms but all businesses are reflected in their level of taxes paid, says BusinessNZ.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Budget’s focus on skills to rebuilding Christchurch is well-placed, says BusinessNZ.
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Despite recent shocks to the economy, manufacturing has continued its run of expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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The Electricity Authority’s proposed conclusion that an undesirable trading situation (UTS) took place on 26 March, sends a clear signal to the market about expectations of appropriate trading behaviour, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly.
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The recent Christchurch earthquake has led to a clear divide in the level of activity between the two main islands, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
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Manufacturing activity has been shaken over the last couple of months, but is still keeping its head above water, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
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New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme would be fit for purpose if there was a deep and liquid global carbon market, but the existence of such a market is increasingly unlikely in the medium term, says BusinessNZ.
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ExportNZ says New Zealand’s educational institutions offer a valuable export commodity with great potential for growth.
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BusinessNZ has welcomed Government proposals to broaden the range of learning options for young people.
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