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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

New Zealand's manufacturing sector stretched further upwards in terms of activity levels, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI)....

No support for confiscation No support for confiscating landbankers’ land Business supports Government’s focus on fixing Auckland’s housing problems, but would not support land confiscation, says BusinessNZ. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says Auckland’s key issue is lack of land supply, because of restrictive council planning.  “The solution is to...

BusinessNZ Planning Forecast June quarter 2016...
New Zealand’s services sector continued to show solid levels of expansion in May, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index....
The seasonally adjusted PMI for May was 57.1. This was 0.5 points higher than April, and the highest level of expansion since January....

NZ’s energy system 3rd most secure New Zealand has been ranked third for energy security amongst the top 25 energy users in the world. The International Index of Energy Security Risk is a United States Chamber of Commerce tool designed to facilitate a better understanding of global energy markets. New Zealand has...

Summing up the NZ economy in one phrase is difficult but the weather analogy, “mostly sunny despite cloudy periods”, aptly describes the current environment....
Budget 2016 is prudent, balanced...

Labour planning view welcome Labour planning view welcome BusinessNZ is welcoming the announcement by the Labour Party that zoning constraints are the key things that need to change to fix the Auckland housing crisis. Labour’s Housing spokesman Phil Twyford has called for Auckland’s metropolitan urban limits to be abolished to...