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The Review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-08-11Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: The Government has decided to review the Emissions Trading Scheme. Their aim is to rebalance the ETS to account for more...
Ensuring an Orderly Thermal Transition
Submitting to: Electricity AuthorityAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-07-28Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The EA has assessed the risk of an disorderly exit of thermal electricity generation. The Authority considers the risks to be low. Based on their assessment with...
Customer and Product Data Bill & Accompanying Discussion Document
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2023-07-24Category: EconomyIssue for Business: BusinessNZ previously submitted on MBIE’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) discussion document in 2020. Given where the use of...
Input Methodology Review 2023 regarding EDBs
Submitting to: Commerce CommissionAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-07-19Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The Commission's draft decision largely retains the current methodology. This may not be prudent considering the evolving needs of electrification. There are...
2023 Draft advice to inform the strategic direction of the Government’s second emissions reduction plan
Submitting to: Climate Change CommissionAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-06-20Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: The Commission released its advice to inform the Government's second ERP. The advice outlines numerous recommendations on the...
Annual updates to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme limits and price control settings
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-06-16Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: This submission is a response to MfE's proposed changes to the ETS price and unit settings. We outlined several...
Strengthening national direction on renewable electricity generation and transmission
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-06-01Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The Government has announced two new National Policy Statements on the national direction for renewable electricity and...
Productivity Commission Immigration Inquiry feedback
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Rachel SimpsonDate: 2023-05-23Category: Immigration, Education, Skills and TrainingIssue for Business: BusinessNZ provided feedback to the Government's response to the Productivity Commission...
Charging our future: discussion document
Submitting to: Ministry of Transport (MoT)Author: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-05-11Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The paper outlines a system-wide vision and five proposed long-term outcomes to support the rollout of charging infrastructure in New Zealand. In response...
Consultation on a proposed increase to the Fire and Emergency transistional levy for 2024/25 and 2025/26
Submitting to: Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ)Author: John PaskDate: 2023-04-27Category: EconomyIssue for Business: Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is proposing an increase of 12.8% in the transistional levy component across all levied insurance policies...
Enabling investment in offshore renewable energy – discussion document
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-04-14Category: EnergyIssue for Business: Under the Government's ERP, they have promised to create a regulatory regime for the feasibility, construction, operation and...
Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill
Submitting to: Environment Select CommitteeAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-04-06Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: The amendment bill updates and changes several provisions within the Climate Change Response Act (CCRA) regarding industrial...
MDAG’s options paper on price discovery in a renewable based system
Submitting to: Electricity AuthorityAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-03-06Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The Electricity Authority formed the Market Development Advisory Group in 2021 to inform the Authority on what issues could/will impact the wholesale market at...
Business Payment Practices Regulations
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2023-02-28Category: EconomyIssue for Business: Following on from BusinessNZ submission on the associated Bill for this regime late 2022, BusinessNZ also submitted on...
Improving market governance of the NZ ETS
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-02-28Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: MfE has outlined options to regulate NZU market based on financial legislation, including the regulation of NZU advice and...
Review into the Future for Local Government
Submitting to: Local Government ReviewAuthor: John PaskDate: 2023-02-24Category: EconomyIssue for Business: The Review is looking at the future for local government, including roles and responsibilites, and future funding arrangements.Action: BusinessNZ has made a...
Natural and Built Environment (NBE) Bill and Spatial Planning (SP) Bill
Submitting to: Environment Select CommitteeAuthor: John PaskDate: 2023-02-24Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: The Government is replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) with 3 new Acts - the Natural and Built Environment (NBE) Bill, the...
The future of workforce supply
Submitting to: BusinessNZAuthor: BusinessNZDate: 2023-02-09Category: Immigration, Education, Skills and TrainingIssue for Business: Business New Zealand asked Sense Partners to summarise the current state and outlook for New Zealand’s pipeline of talent, related...
Five-year review of the Monetary Policy Committee Remit that guides monetary policy decisions
Submitting to: Reserve Bank of New ZealandAuthor: John PaskDate: 2023-01-27Category: EconomyIssue for Business: The purpose is to get feedback on the Remit that guides decision-making by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on monetary policy and Official Cash Rate...
Fuel Industry Amendment Bill
Submitting to: The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select CommitteeAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-01-23Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The Bill is amended in two consequential ways. First, it gives the Commerce Commission the power to investigate...