Resources
Business investment in New Zealand
The role of investment conditions; NZIER Report to Business New Zealand
BEC Submission on Strengthening national direction on renewable electricity generation and electricity transmission
Charging our future: discussion document
The BusinessNZ Energy Council responds to the Ministry of Transport's draft strategy for electric vehicle charging.
Services sector drop
New Zealand’s services sector went into contraction for the first time since February 2022, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for April was 49.8 (A PSI...
Little momentum
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector experienced another decline in activity during April, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted...
BEC Submission on the Charging our future: discussion document
Business Payment Practices Regulations
BusinessNZ outlines concerns about the regulatory burden the proposed payment transparency regime might impose.
Fire insurance transitional levy increase
BusinessNZ believes significant elements of fire services should be funded out of general taxation, given the public good nature of much of what the fire service does. Funding via a fire insurance...
BEC Submission on the Enabling Investment in Offshore Renewable Energy Discussion Document
Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill
Several proposed amendments create additional risk for decarbonisation projects which could lead to resources being invested in other jurisdictions with a lower risk profile, the BusinessNZ Energy...
Price discovery in a renewable based system
The BusinessNZ Energy Council makes recommendation in response to the Market Development Advisory Group's options paper on price discovery in a renewable based system.
Improving market governance of the NZ Emissions trading Scheme
The BusinessNZ Energy Council recommends against the Government procuring and funding an NZU exchange as this could lead to market disruption and confer market power on the chosen operator.