BusinessNZ’s Major Companies Group
BusinessNZ’s Major Companies Group (MCG) is a collective network that ensures Kiwi businesses have a strong voice in policy, business and economic debate
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Latest Resources
Online Casino Gambling Bill
BusinessNZ's submission to the Governance & Administration Select Committee on the Online Casino Gambling Bill
Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
BusinessNZ's submission to the Governance & Administration Select Committee on options for improving the performance of local government
BusinessNZ Planning Forecast September 2025 quarter
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the September quarter shows an improving forecast for some areas
BEC Submission on the Draft Fuel Security Plan
BEC supports this initiative as an important lever in improving New Zealand’s Energy Security and hope it can help to provide some certainty for stakeholders moving forward. There are concerns...
Employment Relations Amendment Bill
BusinessNZ's submission on contracting definitions, Personal Grievance settings and other matters covered by the Employment Relations Amendment Bill
Draft national infrastructure plan
High quality infrastructure essential for a competitive economy
Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Bill
BusinessNZ submission to the Education & Workforce Select Committee on the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Bill
BEC Submission on the amendments to the NPS-REG, NPS-EN and the NES-ENA
BEC supports this work as the current consenting environment under the RMA is a serious roadblock for the development of generation and infrastructure that is desperately needed if New Zealand is to...
Consultation on RMA direction
BusinessNZ submission to the Ministry for the Environment on RMA direction
Overseas Investment (National Interest and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
BusinessNZ submission to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on changes to the Overseas Investment Act
BEC Submission on the Rewarding Industrial Demand Flexibility consultation
BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) is pleased to have the opportunity to provide feedback on the Electricity Authorities (EAs) consultation titled ‘Rewarding Industrial Demand Flexibility’. With this...
Cost recovery by the Ministry for Primary Industries
This paper examines the experiences of a range of industry associations in the primary sector of Cost Recovery by the MPI and suggests a number of possible ways in which the process could be improved.
Latest News
AdvocacyUpdate
22 August 2025
Supermarket ‘express lane’ has broader appeal
The announcement of measures making it easier for supermarkets to establish and expand in New Zealand is a step in the right direction, and BusinessNZ would like to see the Government’s approach...
New Business Investor Visa to boost investment and support business succession
A new Business Investor Visa will encourage more foreign direct investment and give New Zealand business owners greater succession options, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich. “This is a...
BusinessNZ welcomes new seasonal and global workforce visas
BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s announcement by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford introducing two new seasonal visa pathways - the Global Workforce Seasonal Visa and the Peak Seasonal Visa - as a...
Gas crisis will cost NZ jobs and industryÂ
BusinessNZ says urgent and co-ordinated action is needed to avoid what gas users describe as a ‘devastating’ disruption to New Zealand jobs, services and manufacturing. Chief Executive Katherine...
AdvocacyUpdate
8 August 2025
Product labelling review welcomed
BusinessNZ welcomes today’s announcement by the Ministers for Regulation and Commerce and Consumer Affairs of a long-overdue review of New Zealand’s product labelling system. BusinessNZ Chief...
Education overhaul presents opportunityÂ
The announced overhaul of New Zealand’s education system is a chance to ensure school leavers are better equipped for the modern workforce, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says NCEA...
Relevant skills in short supplyÂ
Legislation aimed at improving NZ’s vocational education and training system needs to focus on delivering the right skills needed for business and employment growth, BusinessNZ says. ...
Sound law-making needed
Sound law-making is needed for NZ to attract investment and achieve economic growth, BusinessNZ says. Chief Economist John Pask presented BusinessNZ’s submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill to...
AdvocacyUpdate
27 June 2025
Fibre broadband priority for business
BusinessNZ supports the Infrastructure Commission’s endorsement for extending fibre broadband to more areas of New Zealand. A proposal by Chorus to gain government backing for expanding fibre...
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