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The NZBR has taken a close interest in securities market regulation. A recurring theme has been a plea for more rigorous analysis of problems and of the likely efficacy of proposed remedies. Read more

The Auckland City Council (the Council) is to be commended for the steps that it is taking to concentrate on its core activities and reduce the rate of growth in spending and rates. The proposed strategic plan is also better focused and more realistic than the previous strategic plan, The First City of the Pacific, which has justifiably been discarded. Read more

In submissions over the past few years, we have called on the Wellington City Council (the Council) to focus on its core business, exit from other activities and implement more efficient funding arrangements. By focusing on its core activities the Council could cut expenditure and rates, which we believe is an essential step towards making Wellington an attractive place for business. Read more

The New Zealand Business Roundtable submits that the best way for the government to eliminate uncertainty created by the current tariff freeze would be to announce that the programme of tariff reductions in place prior to the freeze is to resume in 2005. Read more

Broadly, the proposed changes are aimed at extending coverage of the HSE Act, encouraging employee/union participation in workplace health and safety and strengthening the enforcement provisions of the Act. Read more

In this submission, we do not undertake a clause-by-clause analysis of the TERB, but identify a number of wider policy reforms that would help achieve the goals being sought by the government through the TERB. Read more

The NZBR does not support the proposed PPL Bill. There are a number of reasons for this, which are discussed in this submission. Read more

A thorough revision of the Local Government Act 1974 (the Act) is warranted. The new act must, however, be based on sound principles. Read more

From the viewpoint of New Zealanders' living standards, the most important commitment the government has made is to restore New Zealand to the top half of the OECD income rankings. It has also stated a goal of achieving a 3 percent unemployment rate. Read more