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New Zealand more attractive to foreign investment

Changes to investor visa settings will make New Zealand more attractive as an investment destination, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich. “We welcome the next move in the government’s foreign […]

Kathryn Asare

BusinessNZ

NZ’s productivity in 2050

BusinessNZ submission to MBIE and MFAT on New Zealand’s future productivity to 2050 – Global trends, domestic factors, and strategic choices

Kathryn Asare

BusinessNZ

No Christmas Joy

New Zealand’s services sector exhibited a faster rate of contraction during December, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for December was 47.9 (A […]

Steve Summers

BusinessNZ

December doldrums

New Zealand’s manufacturing sector remained in contraction for the last month of 2024, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for […]

Steve Summers

BusinessNZ

Reform of local government – relief and celebration

BusinessNZ congratulates the Government and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown on planned local government reform. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich said the Government’s agreement to change the purpose of the […]

Kathryn Asare

BusinessNZ

Knocking on the door

New Zealand’s services sector showed contraction at a slower rate during November, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for November was 49.5 (A […]

Steve Summers

BusinessNZ

Retreat

New Zealand’s manufacturing sector continued to show contraction at a faster rate during November, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI […]

Steve Summers

BusinessNZ

NZ Economy: Holding pattern

The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the December quarter shows only modest growth on the cards for New Zealand’s economy in 2025. BusinessNZ Director of Advocacy Catherine Beard says after a […]

Kathryn Asare

BusinessNZ

Improving regulatory oversight welcomed

BusinessNZ endorses the start of work towards a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill. The Bill aims to improve the quality of regulation, reducing the compliance burden on New Zealanders and boosting […]

Kathryn Asare

BusinessNZ

Stuck in a rut

New Zealand’s services sector result for October remained in contraction, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for October was 46.0 (A PSI reading […]

Steve Summers

BusinessNZ

Cross-party consensus congratulated

BusinessNZ congratulates the National, Labour and ACT parties for their shared endorsement of an updated framework for public private partnerships. The New Zealand PPP Framework Blueprint for Future Transactions sets […]

Kathryn Asare

BusinessNZ

Lost momentum

New Zealand’s manufacturing sector showed contraction at a faster rate during October, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for October […]

Steve Summers

BusinessNZ