You searched Publications for "" and got 490 results
The NZBR commends the government for undertaking this review of the regulatory framework for pipfruit exporting. The pipfruit exporting sector is one of the most heavily regulated commercial activities in New Zealand and a fundamental overhaul of the regulatory environment is required. Read more
Businesses up and down the country will have started the new year reflecting on the new millennium, the implications of the change of government, and the forces that are shaping the international environment in which New Zealand firms are increasingly operating. The world economy looks to be set for a good year. Read more
There seems to be a widely held view or suspicion in New Zealand that this country's real cost of capital is high, and that this obstructs investment and/or places New Zealand firms at a disadvantage to foreign competitors. Motivated by these concerns this paper examines the following questions: is the real cost of capital high in New Zealand by comparison with other countries? Read more
The Minimum Wage Act 1983 (the Act) states that the governor-general may prescribe by order in council minimum rates of wages payable to any class or classes of workers. The class or classes of workers are to be defined by reference to their ages. Read more
We have long regarded the existing legislation embodied in the Securities Amendment Act 1988 to be seriously deficient. No sound case was ever made for New Zealand's current insider trading law. Read more
In this submission we strongly urge the Committee to support a further referendum on the electoral system, in accordance with item (c) of its terms of reference. Politicians and their parties have a strong self-interest in this issue and should not second-guess, pre-empt, obstruct or subvert the public's views on electoral arrangements. Read more
The NZBR has intensively researched the issue of takeovers regulation in the last 15 years. We have consulted many international experts in finance and economics. Read more
Bio-What? is an offshoot of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy. Read more
The Plan does not focus on funding public good activities. All passenger transport projects for which grant applications have been received since 1998 and are reported to have passed "legislative filters" are unambiguously private good activities. Read more
CER has, without doubt, been of significant benefit to New Zealand. There are, however, a number of outstanding areas for reform. Read more