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It’s hard not to feel good about the current business environment in New Zealand. Most of us in business today are, for the first time in our lives, part of a successful economy. Read more

The activities of the Council and its requirements for revenue to fund them affect the well-being of Aucklanders and the region generally. They can detract from economic and social well-being if they divert resources from more productive to less productive uses. Read more

The essential conclusions of our analysis are that to maximise the contribution of the kiwifruit industry to the economy and to establish a dynamic environment for kiwifruit exporting, substantial reforms to industry structures are required. Read more

Our emphasis on strengthening these features of the Bill also reflects our view that it is desirable to allow local authorities to use risk management techniques to manage existing liabilities prudently rather than just at the time of borrowing. Read more

This paper is a critical review by the NZBR of the December 1994 report by Energetics Pty Ltd and George Wilkenfeld & Associates for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority of New Zealand.  Read more

All parties in the kiwifruit industry are seeking improved profitability, which would contribute to an increase in national income. This is the primary objective of the current industry review which is evaluating options “to maximise the profitability of those in the industry and the net benefits to New Zealand.” Read more

This report addresses the question of what should become of New Zealand's minimum wage law.  Read more

I have been asked to review issues raised by the International Labour Organisation ('the ILO') in response to a complaint ('the complaint') dated 8 February 1993 made by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions ('the NZCTU'). In substance the complaint is that the Employment Contracts Act 1991 (NZ) ('the Act'), which came into operation on 15 May 1991, does not accord with principles adopted by the ILO in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Read more

A year ago the New Zealand Business Roundtable published the ACIL report Agricultural Marketing Regulation: Reality versus Doctrine. Since then its conclusions have been widely debated and there have been developments in each of the five major industries studied. Read more

The 1990s are destined to be a decade of profound and potentially beneficial change in the New Zealand economy. The process of structural reform is well advanced and is laying the foundations for a significant and sustained reversal of our inferior economic performance. Read more