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Small steps
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector experienced a further increase in expansion, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for...
Report: The future of workforce supply
A report on the implications for employment and economic growth of restricted immigration, prepared by Sense Partners, commissioned by BusinessNZ.
NZ Screen Production Grant Review
ExportNZ's submission to MBIE on the Review of the NZ Screen Production Grant
Natural and Built Environment Bill
'Protection of the environment' trumps 'development needs' in the Natural and Built Environment Bill, and key terms are undefined, making the Bill unlikely to improve on the performance of the...
Review Future of Local Government
Better regulatory impact analysis and improved cost-benefit transparency are among BusinessNZ's recommendations for the Review Future of local government.
Spatial Planning Bill
Impacts on existing-use rights to resources, Ministerial powers, and a diminished ability to take into account local circumstances in decision-making could make the Spatial Planning Bill less...
Health & Safety at Work (Representatives & Committees) Amendment Bill
‘Protection of the environment’ trumps ‘development needs’ in the Natural and Built Environment Bill, and key terms are undefined, making the Bill unlikely to improve on the performance of the Resource Management Act in providing for both environmental protection and development needs.
Starting on a positive note
Expansion levels for New Zealand’s services sector lifted during the first month of 2023, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for January was 54.5 (A PSI...
Positive start
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector saw a positive start to 2023 after three consecutive months of contraction, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The...
Supporting NZ’s Economic Stability second consultation
BusinessNZ's submission recommends that the New Zealand Reserve Bank operate with the single objective of price stability, given the potential for multiple objectives to reduce the priority given to...
Below norm
Expansion levels for New Zealand’s services sector continued to lower in December, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for December was 52.1 (A PSI reading...
Stuck in reverse
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector saw the same level of contraction in December that it experienced the previous month, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index...