Management Editorial Team

With the deadline here for food and beverage businesses to comply with new standards regulating nutrition and health claims, national intellectual property (IP) specialists James & Wells has introduced a new service line to ensure Kiwis make the most of the opportunities the change presents.

To mark its first anniversary of operations in New Zealand, Bank of China (NZ) Limited is bringing 20 Chinese cross-border e-commerce companies to New Zealand for its 'Building Online Distribution in China' event on Friday, November 27, 2015.

The Insurance Council of New Zealand has welcomed the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright’s report on sea-level rise.

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Paul Goldsmith has released an issues paper seeking feedback on whether the law protecting consumers from anti-competitive behaviour by businesses is working well.

BNZ Private Bank has been awarded the ‘Best Private Bank in New Zealand’ at The Banker/PWM Global Private Banking Awards 2015.

International consultancy Castalia was the big winner at the 2015 Plain English Awards.

Low investment in R&D and technology as a percentage of GDP is holding back New Zealand’s potential for dynamic business growth, according to the latest Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI) 2015.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has announced a revised organisational structure and key appointments for its executive committee. FMA chief executive, Rob Everett, said that the FMA has undergone significant change and growth since its establishment in 2011.

New Zealand Alpine Club, in association with the New Zealand Department of Conservation, is to host a 4-day international conference on sustainability, the Sustainable Summits Conference, in the mountains at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park from August 7-10, 2016.

Residential property investors are confident, have reduced debt ratios and are looking to buy more properties – but see government intervention as their biggest risk, according to the 2015 ANZ Property Investment Survey.

Australia and New Zealand risk losing their global standing in anti-corruption efforts, according to a new report from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

New Zealand boardrooms are not keeping pace with today’s digital economy, leaving glaring knowledge gaps around the board table, according to Grant Thornton’s new report, Corporate governance: the tone from the top.

Responsible investment assets in New Zealand continue their strong growth reaching $63.5 billion following a 10 percent increase in 2014.

A three-year, trans-Tasman research project into whistle-blowing practices in the workplace, has been granted over half of a million dollars (AU$457,800) in funding by the Australian Research Council Linkage.

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Trade Minister Tim Groser have welcomed New Zealand’s accession to the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), which came into effect on August 13.

New Zealand organisations are registering for this year’s Poverty Cycle to raise money for TEAR Fund’s combating of human trafficking.

When it comes to customer protection, New Zealand legislation sets a high standard, and recent amendments to the Fair Trading Act 1986 shifts the focus even more to doing the “right thing by the consumer”. By Gus Hazel.

The number of skilled job vacancies advertised online fell by 0.3 per cent in June, but over the last year rose by 3.8 per cent, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s latest Jobs Online report.

New Zealand has finalised its accession to the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), and it will come into effect next month, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Trade Minister Tim Groser announced.

CEOs are more concerned about the impact of a skills shortage on their business than at any point in the last six years, according to research by PwC.

Over the last 12 months 45 percent of New Zealand employers increased permanent staff levels and 46 percent expect to do so in the year ahead, according to the 2015 Hays Salary Guide.