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 successful as a successor to the Resource Management Act, BusinessNZ says.
...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 price stability in the NZ economy.
...BusinessNZ’s submission to MBIE makes the case for open, simple, permissive immigration settings and an ability to attract talent to come and work in New Zealand, to best support the skills needs of the export sector.
...ExportNZ’s submission to MBIE makes the case for open, simple, permissive immigration settings and an ability to attract talent to come and work in New Zealand, to best support the skills needs of the export sector.
...Responding to MfE’s discussion document Pricing Agricultural Emissions, ExportNZ says the proposed approach is contrary to the Paris Agreement’s objectives regarding food security, and lacks acknowledgement of different national circumstances and consideration for vulnerable groups and communities. ExportNZ says the estimated impact on New Zealand’s export receipts and specifically the...