BusinessNZ welcomes changes to Health & Safety

August 7, 2013
Business & Society, Employment Relations, Health & Safety

BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s announcement today of new health and safety legislation to be administered by the recently established Worksafe New Zealand....

Services sector could lift NZ economy

July 26, 2013
Business & Society, Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ supports the call for a new focus on services....

Time to focus on the value of tertiary education

July 25, 2013
Education & Skills, Tertiary

Education performance information should include measures of value, says BusinessNZ....

BusinessNZ assists plan to counteract multinational tax avoidance

July 19, 2013
Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ will work with New Zealand businesses to respond to the OECD’s action plan for counteracting tax avoidance by multinational companies....

Regional education information good step forward

July 18, 2013
Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Education & Skills, Schools, Standards & Certification

The release of regional education achievement information today on the Ministry of Education’s website has been welcomed by BusinessNZ....

A for activity – PSI

July 15, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

New Zealand’s service sector remains at a consistent level of positive activity, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for June at 55.0....

Workplace safety moves welcomed

July 12, 2013
Business & Society, Employment Relations, Health & Safety

BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement of the Establishment Board for the new Crown agency WorkSafe....

Regulation inquiry good news

July 12, 2013
Economy & Tax, Regulations

The Productivity Commission’s inquiry into regulation is good news, says BusinessNZ....

Solid first half performance – PMI

July 11, 2013
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

Results for the month of June confirm a solid and expansionary first half of the year for the manufacturing sector, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for June at 54.7....

Economic cooperation agreement between NZ & Taiwan benefits both economies

July 10, 2013
Export & Trade, International

BusinessNZ welcomes today’s announcement that NZ and Taiwan have signed an economic cooperation agreement....

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