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Full version of RMA replacement keenly awaited Issues important to business are missing from the RMA replacement Bill, BusinessNZ says. Presenting BusinessNZ’s submission on the Natural and Built Environments Bill, BusinessNZ economist John Pask said the draft exposure Bill was silent on key issues such as allocation of resources, changes in...

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Visa extensions welcomed by BusinessNZ BusinessNZ has welcomed the extension of some critical skill visa durations and changes to immigration systems to speed processing. Chief Executive Kirk Hope says move acknowledges advocacy by the hospitality sector, the BusinessNZ Network and others, and comes not a moment too soon. “In the...

BusinessNZ to Govt: time to reconsider Fair Pay Agreements Newly released documents show the Government’s plan for Fair Pay Agreements did not have the support of MBIE, and Fair Pay Agreements should now be reconsidered, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Kirk Hope says Fair Pay Agreements would cause massive industrial and...

First RMA replacement Bill released BusinessNZ has welcomed the release of the exposure draft of the Natural and Built Environments Bill, the first of three Bills to replace the Resource Management Act. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope acknowledges the organisations that have assisted in getting resource management reform to this...