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NZ best country in the world for doing business

02 Nov: 0825 | Recognition today that New Zealand continues to have the most business-friendly environment in the world is another real example of the strength of our underlying economic and business fundamentals, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

Source A Beehive release

Ambulance workers strike won’t risk patient safety

Nearly a thousand ambulance professionals employed by St John have voted to take a sophisticated series of strike actions to ensure patient safety is not put at risk.

Source A FirstUnion release

Fletcher sells Roof Tile Group for US$39M

Fletcher Building has sold its Roof Tile Group business to Canada's IKO group for US$39 million and expects to exit its Formica laminated panels business this financial year . Read more ...>

Source/ReadMore Sharechat

NZ’s bold step to standard time 150 years ago

Tomorrow, 2 November 2018, marks 150 years since New Zealand became the first country in the world to implement a standard time across the nation.

Source Measurement Standards Laboratory NZ

Tiaki Promise makes the call for greater guardianship of New Zealand

Local Government New Zealand is one of seven key New Zealand organisations that have joined forces today to launch the Tiaki Promise, an initiative to encourage travellers, both domestic and international, to respect New Zealand’s environment and travel safely.

Source A LGNZ release

Chubb launches insurance cover for small manufacturers

Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has launched Small Commercial Insurance (SCI) solutions to help protect small manufacturers from ever-evolving risks.

Source A Chubb release

Impact-led business takes leap forward

Social Procurement takes a leap forward at an event in Auckland today with the official launch of New Zealand’s first online social procurement platform.

Source Voxy

Northland Tegel factory turned down

Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage and Associate Finance Minister David Clark declined consent under the Overseas Investment Act for Tegel Foods Ltd to buy approximately 252 hectares of land at Arapohue, near Dargaville to build a broiler chicken farm.

Source LandInformationNZ

Alliance distributes $1.73 million in loyalty payments to shareholders

Leading food company Alliance Group has distributed $1.73 million to shareholders to reward their loyalty.

Source An Alliance Group release

Proposed ACC levy reduction welcomed

BusinessNZ has welcomed proposed lower ACC levies for businesses in 2019-21, as outlined in ACC’s recent Discussion Document.

Source A BusinessNZ release

Call for Government to justify oil and gas decision with proper research

01 Nov: 0725 | The Government is being asked to pause legislation ending new offshore oil and gas exploration permits until serious economic and environmental concerns have been investigated.

Source A PEPANZ release

Coca Cola Amatil : NZ announced as a foundation member of the Gender Tick

Coca-Cola Amatil NZ announced as a foundation member of the Gender Tick™

Source/ReadMore MarketScreener

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