Business & Society

An estimated 6.1 million days of work absences cost the New Zealand economy approximately $1.3 billion last year, according to the first Wellness in the Workplace survey to be conducted here....
New Zealand’s services sector continued to push higher in terms of expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 58.2....
The overall winners of the Buy NZ Made People’s Choice Awards, in association with TSB Bank have been announced at SKYCITY Auckland this evening....
BusinessNZ says many of the changes to New Zealand’s system of standards proposed today by the Government are on the right track, but it will be important that the standard setting process remains demonstrably independent of government and regulatory control....
New Zealand’s services sector showed increased levels of expansion during September, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for September at 55.6....
A meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) will be held in Auckland next year, it was announced at the APEC meetings underway in Bali today....
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast shows nearly all key indicators for the economy are positive....
ACC consultation documents show employer, employee and motor vehicle levies are set for reductions of 15 – 17 percent next year....
New Zealand’s services sector displayed a lower level of expansion after recent record results, with a PSI for August at 53.2....
An excellent response from New Zealand businesses has resulted in more than 180 products being nominated for Buy NZ Made’s first ever “People’s Choice Awards”....