Business Policy
Protecting local businesses, reducing unnecessary costs, supporting jobs, strengthening exports, and making government support easier to access.
Support This PolicyHelping Hand for Business
Promote all businesses throughout New Zealand and recognise their significant economic contribution.
Support Local Businesses
Promote businesses across New Zealand and protect commercial activity in cities, towns and regions.
Protect Carparks & Rates Base
Review the effect of cycle lanes and parking changes on business income, and consider free parking near businesses.
Business Finance
Incentivise banks to invest in businesses and simplify business loans to improve cashflow.
Reduce Bureaucracy
Make government help easier to access so new, regional and IT businesses are not blocked by red tape.
Staff & Skills
Support practical training, fast-track skilled visas and align local youth skills with employment needs.
Primary Industries
Promote farming and primary industries, identify new markets and support export growth.
Business Priorities
Helping Businesses Recover and Grow
PPNZ supports policies to help businesses struggling with staffing, cashflow, high compliance costs, and infrastructure disruption. Workers should be encouraged back into cities to support retail, food outlets, tourism and entertainment.
Staffing, Skills and Immigration
Listen to industry experts, estimate workforce needs two years ahead, fast-track visas for high-talent skilled immigrants, and bring in workers for medical, construction, trade, horticulture and farming sectors where demand exists.
Employment Law and Mediation
Review complex employment laws, simplify practical mediation rules, and reduce the need for employers and employees to end up in court over smaller disputes.
Legal Cost, Compliance and Governance
Company formation may be simple, but compliance and governance can be expensive. PPNZ proposes simplified contracts, a business code, cheaper dispute resolution, and better protection for small businesses.
Business Insurance Protection
PPNZ proposes a government-guaranteed business insurance model, similar in spirit to ACC, to help businesses during floods, disasters and major disruptions.
Commercial Lease Costs
Many businesses are suffering from unaffordable lease costs since Covid. PPNZ proposes reviewing and regulating lease costs where needed.
Boosting Exports and Primary Industry
PPNZ supports greater promotion of primary industries, identifying new markets, subsidising business participation in international trade fairs, and boosting exports to strengthen New Zealand’s foreign reserves and economy.
Backing Businesses. Creating Jobs. Growing New Zealand.
PPNZ believes businesses are the backbone of the economy and need practical support, lower unnecessary costs, and easier access to finance, staff and government help.
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