NZ economy: unchartered waters The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the June 2020 quarter shows the NZ economy ploughing through unchartered waters in the wake of the Covid crisis, with the worst impacts yet to come. The forecast reveals large reductions in output in the June quarter, significant impacts on key...
Email hack – please ensure you have not been affected A compromised external website has resulted in a BusinessNZ email account being hacked and a phishing email being sent out. If you have received an email purporting to come from Phil Love ([email protected]), with an attachment “BusinessNZ_Quote” – please delete, and...
Livelihoods saved through immigration changes Jobs and businesses will be saved as a direct result of changes made to immigration criteria, ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard says. The Government has announced provisions for people to be able to enter New Zealand to support the economic recovery effort. “The border is...
Income Relief Payment a welcome boost The Government’s new temporary payment to support New Zealanders who lose their jobs due to COVID-19 is a welcome boost, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. A new COVID Income Relief Payment is being introduced, alongside a wider work programme on possible future employment...
Timeline for moving to level 1 needed The BusinessNZ Network is calling for more clarity about the conditions under which businesses can move to Covid level 1. The network is concerned about large numbers of businesses that are at risk of closure if restrictions continue at the current level. BusinessNZ...