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1.1000 employers turn out for employment law changes

Published 03 September 2010 by Monica Brookes, from EMA Northern

A thousand employers are turning out over the next few days to learn more about the upcoming changes to employment law, the Employers & Manufacturers Association reports.Read More

Tagged in: Employment,Staff, Skills and Capability

2.Economy on track despite risks

Published 02 September 2010 by Monica Brookes, from BusinessNZ

The New Zealand economy is generally on track despite some risks, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the September quarter 2010.Read More

Tagged in: Benchmarking,Capital and Finance,Economic Conditions,Market and Technical Insight

3.UK Supermarket giant Sainsbury's shares insights

Published 24 August 2010 by Trina Snow, from ExportNZ

Annie Graham, Head of Brand for Sainsbury’s – Sustainability, Agriculture and Health, visited New Zealand recently with an interest in sourcing NZ lamb in the off-season. She also joined a range of business representatives at a BusinessNZ roundtable to share her perspective and sustainable business insight.Read More

Tagged in: Exporting,Sustainable Manufacturing,Benchmarking,Trade Opportunities and Marketing

4.Employers aimed to act within the law

Published 24 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from BusinessNZ

Good faith in the workplace is in danger of being undermined by invective against employers who are only seeking to act within the law.Read More

Tagged in: Employment,Government,Staff, Skills and Capability

5.British High Commissioner: Why exporting matters to you

Published 24 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from ExportNZ

Just 10 weeks into office, British High Commissioner, Vicki Treadell shared her views recently at an Export Breakfast in Wellington. Her theme was internationalising the export of differentiated goods and services, which she advocates is essential to step change growth at both the firm and economy level.Read More

Tagged in: Exporting,Trade Opportunities and Marketing,Market and Technical Insight,Sustainable Manufacturing

6.Collaboration key to growth for HTS-110

Published 20 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from

Despite tough global economic conditions Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) spin-off company HTS-110 Ltd has continued to increase sales and has engaged the services of Lower Hutt-based Institute of Technology, WelTec, to assist in scaling up production processes.Read More

Tagged in: Innovation, R&D and IT,Benchmarking,Market and Technical Insight,Plant, Production and Logistics,Sustainable Manufacturing,Trade Opportunities and Marketing,Trade Partners

7.BusinessNZ welcomes enquiry into “rebalancing” of economy

Published 17 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from BusinessNZ

BusinessNZ welcomes the debate regarding an enquiry into investment, savings and debt issues in New Zealand.Read More

Tagged in: Economic Conditions,Capital and Finance

8.Employers' Chamber of Commerce Central Appoints CEO

Published 16 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from EMA Central

Ken Harris, a Wellington based businessman, has been appointed CEO of the Employers' Chamber of Commerce Central (ECCC) effective 1 October. The ECCC was created out of the merger between the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Central) last month.Read More

Tagged in: Market and Technical Insight,Employment,Business

9.Service sector expansion at snail’s pace

Published 16 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from BusinessNZ

Service sector expansion fell back to its lowest level of activity since October 2009, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).Read More

Tagged in: Benchmarking,Market and Technical Insight,Services

10.Sir Ronald Trotter’s lasting legacy

Published 11 August 2010 by Monica Brookes, from BusinessNZ

Sir Ronald Trotter brought significant positive change to the New Zealand economic landscape and leaves a lasting legacy.Read More

Tagged in: Staff, Skills and Capability,Business

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