Planned changes to employment legislation are thoughtful, moderate, and will be more likely to foster productivity, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly....
While the service sector experienced its seventh consecutive month of expansion, comments from businesses showed the weather played a role as activity softened slightly in May, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 53.3....
New Zealand manufacturing continues to be in expansionary territory for May, although it has eased back slightly from the April expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 54.5....