BusinessNZ says National’s Small Business Plan contains a number of practical measures aimed at addressing the day-to-day compliance, regulatory and administrative pressures that businesses say make it harder to grow, invest and employ. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich said one of the most exciting aspects of the package was National’s...
Treasury’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) confirms that New Zealand is on a pathway back to an operating surplus. But it also reinforces the central message of BusinessNZ’s Election Priorities 2026: New Zealand needs stronger productivity growth, competitive tax settings, investment in infrastructure and skills, and a credible long-term...
BusinessNZ is alarmed at National’s proposal to pursue the separation of supermarket chain Foodstuffs. “New Zealand has long benefited from a reputation for regulatory stability, respect for property rights and predictable policy settings. Measures of this nature risk undermining that reputation at a time when New Zealand needs investment, productivity...
New Zealand businesses want the next Government to keep the economy growing, hold a steady course on tax and finally deliver on long-promised infrastructure, according to the results of the Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Survey, released today by BusinessNZ at the Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Conference 2026. The survey, now...
BusinessNZ says New Zealand’s economic recovery is gaining real traction – and the country now has a rare opening to put itself on a more competitive international footing for the capital, investment and skilled people every advanced economy is competing for. Releasing its Election Priorities 2026, Building Tomorrow’s Economy, BusinessNZ has...
Energy sector ‘foundational’ to NZ economy The report, A Future Vision of New Zealand’s Energy Sector, and summary document are available to download and read on the BEC website now. New Zealand cannot afford another election cycle of policy flip-flops when billions of dollars in energy investment and our economic...
BusinessNZ has welcomed elements of Labour’s Small Business Action Plan – A Fair Go, saying several measures reflect long-standing BusinessNZ positions, and says today’s announcement should prompt a wider, cross-party conversation about New Zealand’s outdated and unindexed tax settings, includng the case for a lower company tax rate. BusinessNZ has also raised...
Meeting New Zealand’s energy needs to 2050 will cost approximately $1.3 trillion, according to the country’s latest and most comprehensive whole-of-energy-system model to date. BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) Policy Advisor Ben Young says meeting New Zealand’s future energy demand will require stable, predictable and permissive policy settings that give businesses the...
BusinessNZ welcomes the passing of the Employment Leave Bill, and says it marks the end of one of the most costly and confusing pieces of workplace law ever forced on employers and workers. The bill repeals and replaces the Holidays Act 2003, moving to a simpler, hours based system where...
Join us for the Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Conference, hosted by BusinessNZ – the premier business forum of the 2026 General Election campaign. This full-day event brings together political party leaders, senior ministers and key spokespeople to outline their vision for New Zealand’s economy and make their case to...
