April 30th, 2010
It appears NZ businesses performed better than their Australian counterparts during the global financial crisis. Accounting software firm MYOB’s business monitor study surveyed 1000 businesses on both sides of the Tasman in July last year and found the proportion of businesses whose revenues fell was higher in Aust than NZ.
It found 35% of NZ [...]
April 30th, 2010
The Govt’s $1.5bn plan to put 75% of NZ homes on fibre optic cable broadband has been backed by the OECD. The Paris based organisation says the NZ and Aust Govts are pretty much alone in the OECD in proposing national fibre networks, but are being very forward-looking. It says in NZ it will be [...]
April 28th, 2010
The Tertiary Education Commission is interested in boosting workplace literacy. Its Workplace Literacy Fund helps eligible employees boost literacy, language and numeracy skills. Your business can qualify for 85% of the cost of a literacy programme. Information at Source
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April 23rd, 2010
The Department of Labour (DoL) and ERMA NZ have developed a guide to help businesses keep themselves and others safe. “Chemical Safety in the Workplace” applies to a wide range of industries. When completed, the workbook provides a full list of the chemicals stored and used in the workplace, including where they are located, how [...]
April 23rd, 2010
Last issue’s article “Advisory Boards Can Fill The Gaps,” led to a number of emails asking how to work with an advisory board. They can be low-cost, depending on how you handle meetings and mailings. They can have as few as four people and as many as 12, depending on how you want to [...]
April 22nd, 2010
John Key has been doing the hard yards in the US, meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, touching base with trade representatives and gaining plenty of plaudits and more outpourings about how much of a friend NZ is to the US. But there is a bigger fish the Govt should be putting its effort into, [...]
April 16th, 2010
Businesses will need to carefully assess the impact of the changes to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Carbon obligations for liquid fossil fuels, stationary energy and industrial processes under the ETS begin in July this year. Waste and synthetic gasses join the scheme in 2013 with agriculture joining the ETS in 2015.
While a limited [...]
April 16th, 2010
A private sector working group is to advise on the steps needed for New Zealand Inc. to create an international fund services industry.
The International Fund Services Development Group, chaired by long-time financial markets participant Craig Stobo, will look at what is needed to establish such an industry, along with associated activities to make NZ a [...]
April 14th, 2010
The latest Institute of Economic Research survey of business opinion shows the economy is getting better, but the recovery will be fragile and more gradual than businesses had hoped for. The worry is the recovery will benefit small businesses last, as the larger outfits race ahead. Seasonally adjusted, a net 5% of businesses say their [...]
April 9th, 2010
The NZ Institute is calling on the Govt to create an Innovation Council, saying it should be chaired by John Key. It says economic performance in advanced economies like NZ is strongly influenced by success at innovation. Trade growth is much stronger for the high value products and services which rely on innovation. Productivity is [...]
April 9th, 2010
Trucking industry representatives are warning freight customers to expect a rise in cartage rates this year as transport companies are forced to pass on rising operating costs. The primary culprit of higher costs is the surge in global oil prices which have reached a 12 month high. Exactly how much oil prices will rise in [...]
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