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Employment Bill consultation closing BusinessNZ urges businesses to make a submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill before the closing date of Good Friday.The Bill introduces changes to...

Intelligent transport potential for New Zealand Self-driving cars, smart cities and drones could be an emerging success story for New Zealand, if the potential for the growth of the intelligent...

NZ economy - offshore assistance The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the March 2018 quarter shows the New Zealand economy continuing to perform at a satisfactory level, assisted by continued...

Provisional Tax Provisional tax will soon be easier for small business.A new option is coming that will allow businesses to manage provisional tax via their accounting software.The system –...

Intelligent transport systems could earn $1.5 billion a year Intelligent transport systems could be a sunrise tech industry for New Zealand, earning up to $1.5 billion a year, a new industry report...

Future of Tax seeking public opinion BusinessNZ has welcomed the release of the Tax Working Group background paper The Future of Tax.BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope, a member of the Tax Working...

Engineering e2e with Business New Zealand just launched a new resource portal for engineering firms to improve their HR capacity. REE (Resources for Engineering Employers) contains resources specifically targeted at recruiting, retaining and growing talent in the engineering sector.

Wide benefits from CPTPP Many sectors will benefit from the newly-signed CPTPP, says BusinessNZ.Chief Executive Kirk Hope says gains can be expected across most of New Zealand’s export-facing...

High level turnout at Leadership Forum underscores opportunities for trans-Tasman collaboration Some 250 senior Australian and New Zealand business and community leaders, twelve Government Ministers...

Rob Cameron tribute BusinessNZ has paid tribute to public policy reformer and investment banker Rob Cameron who passed away last week.BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said Mr Cameron had played...