Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Apr 27 -  Women make up only an estimated 10% to 15% of the New Zealand financial industry, with female representation at senior management levels estimated to be even lower. This is despite research that suggests gender diversity across job grades and functions delivers benefits to businesses, the economy and society.

Apr 27 -  Local Government New Zealand welcomes the release this morning of the Productivity Commission’s draft low emissions economy report as another step towards greater action on climate change.

Apr 27 -  The announcement today by the Government that the Crown and the Council have reached agreement to conduct detailed design work on a Stadium for Christchurch is fantastic news for the Canterbury region, says Leeann Watson, Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce.

New Zealand posted its first trade deficit for a March month in a decade as a jump in fuel imports outweighed higher exports of butter and logs

Apr 27 -  The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released its New Zealand Trade Intelligence Dashboard that illustrates New Zealand’s trade, investment and visitor flows with all its trading partners.

The Toll Group has underlined its strong commitment to ensuring safe and fair working standards for all its employees across its 1,200 sites in 50 countries, by signing a unique agreement with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated unions.

Apr 27 -  Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor says restructuring the company’s Australian operations and pushing up margins across the Tasman is one key to growth over the whole business