Marching on – PMI

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

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....

Vocational pathways good start in blurring lines between school, polytechnics and work

April 4, 2013
Education & Skills

The final Vocational Pathways launched today is a good start towards making learning more relevant for more New Zealanders, says BusinessNZ....

NZ economy finely balanced

March 22, 2013
Economy & Tax, Finance, Surveys & Statistics

The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast indicates a finely balanced New Zealand economy, with positive economic data, but with some risks remaining....

Sun shines on service sector – PSI

March 18, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector continued to show a pick-up in expansion with a seasonally adjusted PSI for February at 55.5....

Building momentum – PMI

March 15, 2013
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

NZ’s manufacturing sector continued to show upwards momentum since the start of 2013 with a seasonally adjusted PMI for February at 56.3....

Callaghan Innovation a positive change

March 13, 2013
Business & Society, Manufacturing, Technology & IT

New Crown Entity aiming to increase investment in research to grow more innovative exports should ensure it is focused on business needs....

BusinessNZ welcomes moves to make procurement more accessible to Kiwi manufacturers

March 8, 2013
Capital & Finance, Manufacturing

Plans by the Government to make it easier for local firms to participate in Government tenders are welcome....

Taxing employee allowances – more work needed to get a better approach

March 1, 2013
Economy & Tax, Employment Relations, Regulations, Wages

BusinessNZ is not convinced of the merits of IRD proposals for taxing employee allowances....

Clarity on SOE float welcomed

February 27, 2013
Capital Markets, Consumer Issues, Economy & Tax, Electricity, Energy & Infrastructure

Clarity provided by the Supreme Court's decision on the proposed share offer for Mighty River Power welcomed....

Capital markets report useful but more needs to be done

February 27, 2013
Capital Markets, Economy & Tax

The Government's final report under the Business Growth Agenda lists useful undertakings to enable better access to capital, says BusinessNZ....

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