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News
The latest
Budget 2025: What's in it for business?
The Coalition Government’s second Budget has landed, attempting to strike a balance between responsible spending and investment in business growth.
Setting the scene for Budget 2025
Tomorrow the coalition Government of National, ACT & New Zealand First will announce Budget 2025.
The task for the Government is to walk a line that ensures fiscal responsibility, while still investing in measures that will help New Zealanders get ahead.
Submission on Wellington City Council’s Long-Term Plan Amendment and 2025-26 Annual Plan
Executive SummaryWellington businesses play an essential role in the prosperity of our capital, providing employment, value for customers and tourists, producing exports, helping build key infrastructure and sharing the benefits of growth.
Change is coming for Health & Safety
This week the Government announced a series of proposed changes to health and safety laws. The changes are intended to clear up confusion, bring down the cost of compliance, and allow firms to focus on what matters most – keeping people safe.
Poll shows 3 in 4 Wellington residents oppose council spending on cycleways
As Wellington City Council reviews its Long-Term Plan, a new Wellington Chamber of Commerce-Curia poll shows a significant majority of Wellington City residents believe the council is spending too much on cycleways.
Lane Street Studios named Wellington Exporter of the Year
Upper Hutt film production business Lane Street Studios has been crowned Exporter of the Year at this year’s 2024 ExportNZ ASB Wellington Export awards.
Wellington City Council Long Term Plan
OverviewThe Wellington Chamber of Commerce and Business Central ('the Chamber') is a business membership association, representing around 1,000 organisations in Wellington and throughout Central New Zealand (Gisborne to Taranaki and down to Nelson).
Thinking of submitting on the The Long Term Plan?
A reminder that the Wellington City Council LTP submissions close this Friday, so please take the opportunity to read the consultation document and have your say on the direction of the city over the next 10 years.
Business & the Long Term Plan
A short introduction to the WCC LTP and how it relates to the businesses that make up the cityImplications of two recent court cases for business owners and directors
We wanted to alert members to a few things that happened this week as part of our work to keep you up to date with important information.
Half-year Economic and Fiscal Update & ‘mini-Budget’
The Half-year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) was delivered against a backdrop of considerable uncertainty and ongoing risks both domestically and internationally. In short, tax revenue growth is slowing, deficits are larger than forecast, and economic growth per capita is in decline.
Submission on Wellington City Council Rating Policies Review
Businesses in our Capital understand that the much-needed programme of upgrades and improvements scheduled by the Council over the years ahead will be costly and time-consuming. However, and as we set out in the Wellington Report last year, the Council needs to provide greater certainty around future costs; this will enable businesses to better prepare and plan. We welcome the opportunity that this review presents to shift Wellington’s ratings policy to a longer-term footing. A clear plan from Council which sets a long-term approach to rate-setting is required.
