Today we launch BusinessNZ’s Election Priorities. It’s a significant piece of work for our policy team and for all the BusinessNZ members whose experience and insights have helped shape it. Thank you to all who have contributed. The report puts forward a serious range of practical, actionable ideas for politicians...
BusinessNZ says New Zealand’s economic recovery is gaining real traction – and the country now has a rare opening to put itself on a more competitive international footing for the capital, investment and skilled people every advanced economy is competing for. Releasing its Election Priorities 2026, Building Tomorrow’s Economy, BusinessNZ has...
Energy sector ‘foundational’ to NZ economy The report, A Future Vision of New Zealand’s Energy Sector, and summary document are available to download and read on the BEC website now. New Zealand cannot afford another election cycle of policy flip-flops when billions of dollars in energy investment and our economic...
A major highlight this month was our launch of TIMES-NZ 3.0 in collaboration with EECA, a powerful energy system model that gives businesses and policymakers a shared analytical foundation for decisions on infrastructure, investment, emissions reduction and economic growth.
...Meeting New Zealand’s energy needs to 2050 will cost approximately $1.3 trillion, according to the country’s latest and most comprehensive whole-of-energy-system model to date. BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) Policy Advisor Ben Young says meeting New Zealand’s future energy demand will require stable, predictable and permissive policy settings that give businesses the...
I have just returned from Delhi, where ExportNZ’s Josh Tan and I were proud to be part of a 40-strong BusinessNZ-coordinated delegation supporting the NZ government, as Trade Minister Hon. Todd McClay signed the New Zealand–India Free Trade Agreement. This is a landmark deal for our exporters, opening up significant...
BusinessNZ welcomes New Zealand’s first City Deal as a long-overdue step toward unlocking economic growth, through better coordinated infrastructure planning and delivery. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the agreement for Auckland signals a shift toward more constructive collaboration between central and local government. “Developing world-class cities requires long-term thinking,...
The Government’s introduction of two Bills to replace the current Resource Management Act (RMA) is transformational and should result in fewer consents required to unlock development while protecting what matters, BusinessNZ says. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the next step will be securing broad support for the changes, which will...
A new report by BusinessNZ calls for bold, long-term planning to enable a greater New Zealand by 2050. The report titled New Zealand 2050: A Long-Term Vision, makes a case for a bipartisan national plan to redefine NZ’s competitiveness, social cohesion, and global standing by 2050. Starting with NZ’s looming...
BusinessNZ says urgent and co-ordinated action is needed to avoid what gas users describe as a ‘devastating’ disruption to New Zealand jobs, services and manufacturing. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says New Zealand’s dwindling natural gas supply is an issue that must be taken seriously. “The assumption that industry can quickly...
