November 27th, 2009
Treasury has just released a report it prepared for the Govt in August, in advance of Cabinet’s meeting to prepare its economic strategy for the country. The report “Getting Started on Closing the Income Gaps,” focuses on the difficulties of NZ’s economy catching those of Aust and the rest of the OECD by 2025.
It makes [...]
November 27th, 2009
There have been a fair share of businesses go under recently. Some may have suffered from these two easily cured problems:
1 - Copying Your Competitors. The best you can hope for if you do it right is to look just like they do - and even when you succeed, you lose, because price becomes the [...]
November 27th, 2009
A new Ministry of Education report shows two-thirds of bachelor degrees last year went to women, the highest figure ever. The report says women have dominated tertiary education for more than a decade, but the number of men who finish bachelor degrees is falling. If the trend continues there will be far-reaching social and [...]
November 20th, 2009
The Free Trade Agreement NZ and Malaysia have signed will help deepen ties with the southeast Asian nation which already takes $1bn of exports, making it NZ’s 8th biggest export destination. For New Zealand, the deal helps build momentum towards a broader Southeast Asian accord, which leaders signed up to at a meeting in Bangkok, [...]
November 20th, 2009
Remuneration consultant Strategic Pay doesn’t think NZ CEOs are being paid above the odds. It says most pay excesses are in the private sector. Its latest CEO and Top Executive remuneration survey dispels some myths about the public sector. It says in the largest organisations, those in the private sector could expect an average package [...]
November 18th, 2009
A new Ministry of Education report shows two-thirds of bachelor degrees last year went to women, the highest figure ever. The report says women have dominated tertiary education for more than a decade, but the number of men who finish bachelor degrees is falling. If the trend continues there will be far-reaching social and [...]
November 12th, 2009
The NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development says NZers oppose nearly all the major changes the Govt proposes to make to emissions trading and climate policy. They don’t want:
• Extended assistance to large emitters for up to 70 years.
• Large emitters being allowed to lift production and keep increasing emissions without a cap on overall [...]
November 12th, 2009
The Department of Labour has been looking at immigration and its value to the economy, and it seems policy settings are all wrong. It says attracting highly skilled immigrants will not significantly benefit the economy, because NZ needs people of all skill levels to boost growth. The Dept’s study, Economic Impacts of Immigration, says having [...]
November 6th, 2009
The NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development says NZers oppose nearly all the major changes the Govt proposes to make to emissions trading and climate policy. They don’t want:
• Extended assistance to large emitters for up to 70 years.
• Large emitters being allowed to lift production and keep increasing emissions without a cap on overall [...]
November 6th, 2009
The Free Trade Agreement NZ and Malaysia have signed will help deepen ties with the southeast Asian nation which already takes $1bn of exports, making it NZ’s 8th biggest export destination. For New Zealand, the deal helps build momentum towards a broader Southeast Asian accord, which leaders signed up to at a meeting in Bangkok, [...]
November 6th, 2009
Remuneration consultant Strategic Pay doesn’t think NZ CEOs are being paid above the odds. It says most pay excesses are in the private sector. Its latest CEO and Top Executive remuneration survey dispels some myths about the public sector. It says in the largest organisations, those in the private sector could expect an average package [...]
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