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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

New Zealand has been ranked fourth for energy security amongst the top 25 energy users in the world.....
The Ministry is calling for occupations to be added, retained, removed from the Immediate Skills Shortage List and the Long-term Skill Shortage Lists, or the movement of occupations between the lists....
New Zealand's services sector continued to show healthy levels of expansion in March, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 57.6....
After the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs undertook research that has led to more women training in Canterbury for trades and more women working in construction....
Despite a slower rate of expansion, New Zealand's manufacturing sector remains in solid territory, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for March at 54.5....
Executive Director of ManufacturingNZ and ExportNZ, Catherine Beard welcomes the increase in R&D funding from Government......
Incentives for firms to invest in innovation are welcome, says BusinessNZ......
The final job fair in the current series will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne on 18/19 April 2015. This New Zealand Job Expo will includes a special focus on manufacturing to enable New Zealand manufacturers to meet and directly recruit highly experienced manufacturing employees who are actively...
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says proposals including integrating tax compliance with online business activity and streamlining PAYE, GST and provisional tax would be carefully considered....
Risks and opportunities for the New Zealand economy are finely balanced, according to the latest BusinessNZ Planning Forecast....