Press Release – New Zealand Government

Guidelines for company directors on leading and managing health and safety in their workplaces have been launched by Labour Minister Simon Bridges. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Industry Training Organisation

The New Zealand Industry Training Organisation (NZITO) is the standard setting body for occupational health and safety training registered on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is hopeful an administrative issue affecting New Zealand meat exports to China will soon be resolved. Read more »

Press Release – Customer Experiences

Two of New Zealands leading experts in customer care and customer experience management, in partnership with New Zealand Business magazine have launch a unique business resource that gives both SMEs and business advisors working in the areas … Read more »

Press Release – BusinessNZ

Service sector expansion for April built on the solid performance of the previous two months, according to the BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government is using urgency to extend a controversial ban on protesting against deep sea drilling, says Labours Energy spokesperson Moana Mackey. Read more »

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Prices received by New Zealand producers, as measured by the output producers price index (PPI), rose 0.8 percent in the March 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Read more »

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

In the March 2013 quarter, the price of purchasing new capital items fell 0.1 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. Four of six asset groups measured by the capital goods price index (CGPI) fell. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is describing Budget 2013 as a steady as she goes affair. While there is an increase in new operating spending, this $900 million increase is modest relative to total Government operating spending of $72 billion. Read more »

Press Release – ACC Futures Coalition

The ACC Futures Coalition has described as farcical that the government is relying on likely cuts to ACC levies as one of the main contributions to building a productive and competitive economy in its 2013 budget. Read more »

Press Release – Institute of Chartered Accountants

New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) General Manager Tax Peter Vial ACA says: The lack of major tax reform in todays Budget is not a surprise as the Governments focus is on constraining spending increases and rebuilding … Read more »

Press Release – Auckland Chamber of Commerce

The modest budget boost to Maori and Pacific trade training to address youth unemployment deserves to be boosted, said Michael Barnett head of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Read more »

Speech – New Zealand Government

I move that the Appropriation (2013/14 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. Read more »

Press Release – Tauranga Chamber of Commerce

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce today welcomed the projected return to surplus by 2014-15 and bringing net core Crown debt down to no higher that 20 per cent of GDP by 2020. Read more »

Press Release – GEA Farm Technologies

Hamilton, New Zealand Award winning sales manager Colin May has joined the GEA Farm Technologies New Zealand management team to drive sales for its leading animal health and hygiene brand, FIL. Read more »

Press Release – The Warehouse Group

An exclusive partnership with The Warehouse is set to bring Aspiras latest washing machines within easy reach of the everyday household, adding yet another new brand to the Red Sheds. Read more »

Press Release – Unite Union

McDonald’s workers, angry that police are given 50% discounts at their store whilst staff are refused free meals on shift, will go on strike today in Auckland. This follows two pickets earlier in May, where workers and supporters of the Unite union … Read more »

Press Release – MedRecruit

Inspiring, passionate, entrepreneurial, fun, motivating. These are all words that are used by MedRecruit staff when asked to describe their Managing Director, Dr Sam Hazledine – so for them, it comes as no surprise he has recently been selected as … Read more »

Press Release – Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Todays announcement confirming that KiwiRail will not force any staff to become redundant as a result of its decision to suspend its Christchurch-Picton passenger service, the Coastal Pacific, over the winter months is welcome news, says … Read more »

Speech – New Zealand Government

New Zealand is a world leader in agricultural and horticultural production. Its important that we have support systems and safety standards that match our world leading reputation for quality primary sector production. Read more »