Management Editorial Team

New Zealand business needs a new approach from Government to regulation, projects and procurement if the economy is going to start to recover. EMA chief executive Brett O’Riley has called

Government’s move to provide support and temporary relief for directors’ potential liabilities related to insolvent trading is welcome, the Institute of Directors’ chief executive Kirsten Patterson says. Referring to the

The Government’s announcement of a $6.25 billion Business Finance Guarantee Scheme for small and medium-sized businesses is a great example of collaboration in a time of crisis, BusinessNZ chief executive

The Commerce Commission has welcomed the Government’s Policy Statement today in relation to maintaining confidence in the market for essential goods and services such as grocery products. Chair Anna Rawlings

  Ethanol stocks repurposed to provide urgent supply of hand sanitiser   Thousands of litres of local ethanol production will be repurposed from its intended use as a fuel additive

Tourism Industry Aotearoa is urging the New Zealand Government to take a close look at the latest business and job support measures announced by the UK Government. UK Chancellor Rishi

The EMA is joining the call for Government and councils to push ahead and fast-track critical infrastructure projects throughout the upper North Island. “The Government included several major projects across

Medium and large tourism businesses around the country will be forced to lay staff off and close their doors if they do not receive immediate assistance from the Government, says

BusinessNZ has welcomed news that the Government will introduce a targeted wage subsidy for businesses hurt by coronavirus. Chief executive Kirk Hope said, in a media release, that the whole

The Diversity Works New Zealand board of trustees has appointed Maretha Smit as the organisation’s new chief executive. A media release from Diversity Works says she has held a number

Gisborne has retained its gold medal for three consecutive quarters in the ASB Regional Economic Scoreboard for the fourth quarter of 2019. A media release from ASB says that house

The Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, (Infracom) is kicking off work to improve New Zealand’s infrastructure and lift the country’s long-term planning and capability, it says. Infracom chair, Dr Alan Bollard

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia have joined 13 of the world’s largest professional accounting organisations committing to a call to action in response to climate change.

Plastics New Zealand’s CEO Rachel Barker has called for a crackdown on  greenwashing – where manufacturers claim their products are renewable or plastic free when they aren’t. She says in

RaboResearch released a comprehensive update on February 12 on the Coronavirus and its current and potential impacts on New Zealand food and agribusiness sector. INTRO   RaboResearch’s update begins by

In 2019 there was an eight percent increase in New Zealand wine exports, with total export value now reaching a record $1.86 billion, according to New Zealand Winegrowers. The USA

This year New Zealand’s directors must do more to embrace and lead societal change, the Institute of Directors says. The IoD was referring to findings of the global Edelman Trust

Entries have opened for the second New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards, which looks to shine the spotlight on rainbow inclusive organisations. The 2020 Awards will be held on May 1

The New Zealand, Singapore and Chile digital economy partnership deal will significantly help Kiwi companies grow their digital trade, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says, noting that digital trade is

The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to identify policies and interventions that could maximise the economic contribution of New Zealand’s frontier firms. The commission has received the terms of

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has released its Top Five Issues for Directors in 2020. The institute says that an increasingly complex governance landscape means there is an array of

Wellington businessman, Vaughan Renner, has been re-elected BusinessNZ president at BusinessNZ’s annual general meeting. Andrew Hunt, president of EMA, and Andrew Leys, president of the Otago Southland Employers Association, have

New Zealand is extremely well-placed to increase its share in the NZ$647 billion global space economy,” says Minister for Economic Development, Phil Twyford. A new report has found New Zealand’s

More directors are likely to be deterred from taking up roles than 12 months ago, the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) and ASB’s 2019 Director Sentiment Survey has found. The annual

The Productivity Commission has outlined three options for improving income security in New Zealand and is seeking public submissions on the options. The commission says that New Zealand is stuck

Movement in New Zealand’s Asian partnerships shows the value of consistent work towards free trade, says ExportNZ. Executive director Catherine Beard says, in a media release, that the partial completion

The EMA is recommending a regionalised approach by upper North Island councils to solving local government issues highlighted in its discussion paper ahead of the October 12 local body elections.

Additional funding to support employer-led training initiatives in literacy and numeracy is welcomed by BusinessNZ, its chief executive Kirk Hope says. “It is great to see the Government partnering with

The EMA says much is riding on the board and chief executive of the new National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) announced by Infrastructure Minister Hon. Shane Jones, with a difficult task