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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

Independent taskforce's report on workplace health and safety takes a serious and balanced approach to the challenge of improving safety in NZ workplaces....
BusinessNZ welcomes changes announced today to the Employment Relations Act....
Moves by the Government to develop more user friendly procurement rules that will encourage greater local industry participation in government tenders is long overdue and very welcome....
The new figures showing a 3.5 percent rise in Pasifika and 2 percent rise in Māori 16 year olds achieving NCEA Level 2 shows we are moving in the right direction, however this is just the beginning, says BusinessNZ....
Labour's proposal of a centralised buying agency for electricity could only bring electricity prices down through massive taxpayer subsidies....
Service sector expansion for March was almost identical to the previous month, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 55.4....
The month of March finished off a healthy quarter of growth for New Zealand’s manufacturing sector with a seasonally adjusted PMI for March at 53.4....
The final Vocational Pathways launched today is a good start towards making learning more relevant for more New Zealanders, says BusinessNZ....
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast indicates a finely balanced New Zealand economy, with positive economic data, but with some risks remaining....
The service sector continued to show a pick-up in expansion with a seasonally adjusted PSI for February at 55.5....