The high cost of doing business is the stand-out issue for New Zealand businesses, according to the results of the Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Survey released today. 93 percent of respondents said changes made by the Government had increased their cost of doing business. And 85 percent said they...
Businesses are ambitious for New Zealand’s success and want a better policies to help achieve it, BusinessNZ says. BusinessNZ has ‘taken the pulse’ of the business community and published Election Priorities for a better future – the thoughts of large and small New Zealand businesses in the run-up to this...
First RMA replacement Bill released BusinessNZ has welcomed the release of the exposure draft of the Natural and Built Environments Bill, the first of three Bills to replace the Resource Management Act. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope acknowledges the organisations that have assisted in getting resource management reform to this...
NZ economy: managing risks The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the March 2021 quarter shows the economy in a holding pattern. The BusinessNZ Economic Conditions Index currently sits at 11 for the March 2021 quarter, down 2 on the previous quarter and up 17 on a year ago (the increase since...
2019 ExportNZ DHL Export Barometer 2019 ExportNZ DHL Export Barometer: Exporters expect an increase in 2020 activity, yet cautious about international marketplace. – 50% of exporters have seen international orders increase over the last 12 months, and more than half remain optimistic that international orders will increase in the next...
Infrastructure spend could invigorate economy BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope says a portion of the governments $7.5 billion surplus should be used to invigorate the weakening economy and improve business confidence. “We would like to see a firm commitment to fast-tracking and executing infrastructure development which will help improve business...
OIO decision confidence building BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope welcomes a decision by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Associate Minister of Finance David Parker to approve new applications by mining company OceanaGold to purchase land in Waihi. Earlier, the multinational gold producer had an application under the Overseas Investment...
Immigration changes a boost for regional New Zealand Regional New Zealand will benefit most from changes to employer-assisted visa settings, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. Immigration policy changes that will introduce a pre-assessment for employers, improve access to immigration for regions with low unemployment and put in place sector...
Businesses set to benefit from training investment Additional funding to support employer-led training initiatives in literacy and numeracy is welcomed by BusinessNZ, Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. “It is great to see the Government partnering with industry to provide much-needed skill development for those in the workplace.” Mr Hope says...
Smooth transition key to successful vocational education reform The reform of vocational education will need to be carefully managed to ensure there continues to be a skills pipeline for industry, BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope says. The changes to vocational training – the creation of a New Zealand Institute of...
