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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

Planned changes to employment legislation are thoughtful, moderate, and will be more likely to foster productivity, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly....
Sensible adjustment in a couple of areas of employment law don’t warrant over-reaction, says BusinessNZ....
The month of June saw a pick-up in the level of expansion for the manufacturing sector, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for June at 56.2....
Fairness is the key requirement in government procurement policies, says BusinessNZ....
Experience rating in ACC would be a major step towards increased safety and fairness, says BusinessNZ....
BusinessNZ is today launching a new online resource specially designed to help manufacturing businesses in New Zealand to raise their game....
Business supports changes to the Local Government Act to get better decision making by local authorities....
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....
Improvement in the economy is heralded in the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the June quarter 2010....