
Reports & Publications
Reports on issues relevant to enterprise in New Zealand including the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast.


BusinessNZ Planning Forecast March 2025 quarter
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the December quarter shows only modest growth on the cards for New Zealand’s economy in 2025.

BusinessNZ Planning Forecast December 2024 quarter
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the December quarter shows only modest growth on the cards for New Zealand’s economy in 2025.

Effects of centralised wage bargaining
Address to H R Nicholls Society on centralised wage bargaining in NZ and its effects on levels of industrial activity, finance costs and inflation

Reducing compliance burden on New Zealand small business
A collaborative conversation with Government

The Mood of the Boardroom 2024
A survey of business leaders' opinions on the economy, business and politics

The case for a four-year parliamentary term
BusinessNZ CEO Katherine Rich calls for electoral change to enable longer-term plans to fix NZ's major economic problems

What businesses want from the incoming Government
BusinessNZ brief to the incoming Coalition Government October 2023

Support for business R&D
BusinessNZ advocacy paper on support for business R&D in New Zealand, and why it is crucial

A future for Foreign Direct Investment into NZ
BusinessNZ recommendations for increasing FDI into New Zealand

Maintaining our emissions edge
Rabobank: Protecting NZ's position as an emissions-efficient food producer

COP28 Insights Report
The Sustainable Business Council's report on the outcomes from the 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change