Business & Society

Earthquake building policy faulted

August 7, 2013
Business & Society, Canterbury Earthquake, Christchurch Rebuild, Economy & Tax, Energy & Infrastructure

Changes to the earthquake-prone buildings policy announced today do not adequately address the concerns of business and local communities, says BusinessNZ....

BusinessNZ welcomes changes to Health & Safety

August 7, 2013
Business & Society, Employment Relations, Health & Safety

BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s announcement today of new health and safety legislation to be administered by the recently established Worksafe New Zealand....

Services sector could lift NZ economy

July 26, 2013
Business & Society, Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ supports the call for a new focus on services....

Regional education information good step forward

July 18, 2013
Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Education & Skills, Schools, Standards & Certification

The release of regional education achievement information today on the Ministry of Education’s website has been welcomed by BusinessNZ....

A for activity – PSI

July 15, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

New Zealand’s service sector remains at a consistent level of positive activity, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for June at 55.0....

Workplace safety moves welcomed

July 12, 2013
Business & Society, Employment Relations, Health & Safety

BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement of the Establishment Board for the new Crown agency WorkSafe....

NZ economy – gaining traction

June 24, 2013
Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Export & Trade

The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast indicates that the New Zealand economy is gaining traction....

Brighter horizons – PSI

June 17, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Service sector expansion for May continued a solid run of recent expansion with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 56.2....

BusinessNZ’s Phil O’Reilly appointed BIAC Chair

May 28, 2013
Business & Society, Celebrating Business

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly has been elected Chair of the Business and Industry Advisory Council (BIAC) to the OECD....

Golden weather continues – PSI

May 20, 2013
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Service sector expansion for April built on the solid performance of the previous two months. The PSI for April was 56.1....