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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

New Zealand's manufacturing sector continued to experience a slower rate of expansion in March, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index...
New Zealand’s services sector experienced slower levels of expansion in March according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index....

Tax simplification welcomed Business tax changes will make compliance easier for most enterprises, BusinessNZ says.The Prime Minister announced improvements to several areas of business tax in a pre-Budget speech to business today.BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the changes were incremental, and spread across a number of tax areas, and...

Foreign direct investment is essential for New Zealandbusiness development, according to an NZIER report commissioned by ExportNZ....
From April 1st, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act also provides for parental leave payment to be made even if the employee resigns their position....
BusinessNZ says the Holidays Act can be improved to reduce the confusion around holiday pay....
New Zealand’s services sector experienced increased levels of expansion in February, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index....
The newly released World Energy Issues Monitor, the World Energy Council’s annual survey for New Zealand, shows the issues keeping New Zealand energy executives awake at night reflect rapidly changing energy needs and the challenge of achieving a more resilient energy system....
New Zealand's manufacturing sector experienced a slower rate of expansion in February, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index....
BusinessNZ and the NZ Payroll Practitioners’ Association are calling for an urgent review of the Holidays Act....