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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...
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...
Second Public Consultation on the five-year review of the 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...
Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
Submitting to: The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select CommitteeAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-01-23Category: ResourceIssue for Business: The amendment to the Bill introduces and amends several changes. Firstly, the Bill introduces statutory requirements...
Sustainable Biofuel Obligation Bill
Submitting to: Environment Select CommitteeAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2023-01-11Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The Sustainable Biofuel Obligation proposed that fuel suppliers had to reduce their emissions by at least 1.2% in 2023, and increase their reductions out...
Business Payment Practices Bill
Submitting to: The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select CommitteeAuthor: Stephen SummersDate: 2022-12-21Category: EconomyIssue for Business: BusinessNZ submitted on the Bill that would create the legislative framework for transparency around...
Promoting competition in the wholesale electricity market in the transition toward 100% renewable electricity
Submitting to: Electricity AuthorityAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2022-12-14Category: EnergyIssue for Business: The Electricity Authority (EA) decided to investigate competition in New Zealand's wholesale electricity market after sustained high prices since 2018. The EA...
Consultation on ACC’s Accredited Employers’ Programme
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Paul MackayDate: 2022-11-06Category: Employment RelationsIssue for Business: ACC is recommending changes to the Accredited Employers Programme which allows large employers to cover their...
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy and Remedial Matters) Bill
Submitting to: Finance and Expenditure Select CommitteeAuthor: Stephen SummersDate: 2022-10-31Category: EconomyIssue for Business: While the Bill covers various tax issues, BusinessNZ has concentrated its discussion in relation to both information reporting and GST...
Inefficient Price Discrimination in very large contracts
Submitting to: Electricity AuthorityAuthor: Levi GibbsDate: 2022-10-31Category: EnergyIssue for Business: In August 2021, the Electricity Authority (EA), in conjunction with their review into the wholesale market, released a paper on the possibility of Inefficient...