Banning industrial CERs will result in increased costs for all says BusinessNZ

December 22, 2011
Emissions, Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Sustainable Business

The Government’s announcement that it is banning industrial gas certified emission reduction units (CERs) from being purchased in NZ will potentially have a serious knock-on effect to the costs felt by businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly....

Price floor for carbon not good for NZ

December 19, 2011
Climate Change, Emissions, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

Restricting prices at the lower end of the carbon market would be self-defeating, says BusinessNZ....

Service sector bounce back for November – PSI

December 19, 2011
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector recovered from a previous lacklustre result to record its highest level of expansion for 20 months, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 56.6....

Recommendation: Councils should increase land supply

December 16, 2011
Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ has welcomed the draft report on Housing Affordability released today by the NZ Productivity Commission....

No Xmas cheer for manufacturing – PMI

December 15, 2011
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, Surveys & Statistics

Manufacturing activity fell further into contraction during November, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for November at 45.7....

NZ economy tainted by global uncertainty

December 12, 2011
Business & Society, Canterbury Earthquake, Christchurch Rebuild, Economy & Tax

Continued global uncertainty is impacting on NZ’s economic performance, with a number of indicators pointing to lower growth projections than previously forecast, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast....

BusinessNZ and CTU call for respect of labour standards in Fiji

December 12, 2011
Employment Relations

BusinessNZ and the NZ Council of Trade Unions have combined in a joint statement calling on the government of Fiji to respect their international obligations on labour standards....

Skills and tertiary policies practical and positive

November 21, 2011
Education & Skills, Skills, Tertiary

National’s skills and tertiary education policies are practical and well-focused on getting higher skilled New Zealanders, says BusinessNZ....

A more competitive New Zealand

November 15, 2011
Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ has released its manifesto for the 2011 General Election....

All parties should publish development plans

November 14, 2011
Economy & Tax

National’s economic development action plan released today answers some questions about the framework behind current initiatives and new policies, says BusinessNZ....

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