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Sustainability is a business imperative: Embrace it or fall behind
Insights Sustainability is a business imperative: Embrace it or fall behind
Sustainability is a business imperative: Embrace it or fall behind
5 min read | 07 Jun 2023
What could the new tax rate mean for you and your trust?
Insight What could the new tax rate mean for you and your trust?
Included in this year’s budget announcements was a change to the tax rate for trusts, moving from 33% to 39% from 1 April 2024. Given the spotlight on trusts in recent years, the hike has not come as a surprise, however it will come as a shock to many Kiwis.
Joel Gauntlett
Joel Gauntlett
| 4 min read | 24 May 2023
Exporting: Do the rewards now outweigh the risks?
Insight Exporting: Do the rewards now outweigh the risks?
Exporting your goods or services can have enormous benefits. For the business itself, there’s the increased revenue, plus the growth opportunities and the way it can drive up the business’s value. For our wider economy, it creates jobs, upskills our people, improves our productivity and helps us learn from international markets to improve our own practices.
Matt Parkinson
Matt Parkinson
| 4 min read | 24 May 2023
Post-Budget analysis: Which wishes did you Grant, Robertson?
Budget 2023 Post-Budget analysis: Which wishes did you Grant, Robertson?
Our industry experts share what they wanted to see delivered in Budget 2023 and how this year's announcement impacted some of New Zealand’s key sectors. Read on to discover where the opportunities and roadblocks lie in this year’s announcement.
10 min read | 18 May 2023
Summary: Budget 2023
Fast facts Summary: Budget 2023
Initially touted as a “no frills” budget, this year’s announcement largely lived up to that expectation, with few surprises or major initiatives included.
2 min read | 18 May 2023
Sustainable economies need bold Budgets, not business as usual
Budget 2023 Sustainable economies need bold Budgets, not business as usual
The Budget is an exercise in resource allocation – trying to divvy out a limited pool of money across an almost endless list of New Zealand’s needs and wants. Nearly infinite demand but restricted resources: it’s the underlying challenge for all economics. But with some creative thinking and ideas, Budget 2023 can deliver meaningful outcomes for people and the planet.
4 min read | 17 May 2023
Budget 2023: Sustainable construction choices should be rewarded
Insight Budget 2023: Sustainable construction choices should be rewarded
In the lead up to last year’s Budget, we wrote about a build-to-rent asset class to incentivise the construction of long-term rentals – and it actually happened. So while we’re on a roll, for Budget 2023 we’re going to be even more ambitious.
Dan Lowe
Dan Lowe
| 4 min read | 16 May 2023
Budget 2023: Can the Government walk the tax tightrope without wobbling?
Insight Budget 2023: Can the Government walk the tax tightrope without wobbling?
With enormous and inexorable spending commitments barrelling toward us, collecting revenue to cover those costs is a priority for the 2023 Budget. But with an election impending, it needs to keep voters sweet, giving them a sugar hit of positive spending, without any unwelcome tax changes.
Murray Brewer
Murray Brewer
| 5 min read | 15 May 2023
NZ's low productivity problem: Red tape has us tied in knots
Insight NZ's low productivity problem: Red tape has us tied in knots
Unfortunately, New Zealand’s productivity has been lacklustre since the turn of the millennium. We work longer hours, but achieve less output when compared to the OECD average.
5 min read | 10 May 2023
The low down on lease accounting for lessees
Insight The low down on lease accounting for lessees
NZ IFRS 16 is applicable to all large-for profit entities and aims to improve transparency and comparability in financial reporting by requiring these entities to recognise the full extent of their lease obligations on their balance sheets.
Allison Holmes
Allison Holmes
| 4 min read | 10 May 2023
What's next for the construction industry?
Insight What's next for the construction industry?
With construction company failures dominating the headlines of late, what does this mean for the market? Is it all doom and gloom or will we see some silver linings prevail?
Stephen Keen
Stephen Keen
| 5 min read | 05 May 2023
How to remain resilient in a recession
INSIGHT How to remain resilient in a recession
As the likelihood of a recession looms, businesses need to avoid self-fulfilling prophecies about hard economic times to come. Instead, now is the time to make sound decisions about future proofing their operations. Think proactivity, not reactivity; opportunities not crises.
Greg Thompson
Greg Thompson
| 5 min read | 04 May 2023
UK trade deal is great news – but watch out for tax complications
INSIGHT UK trade deal is great news – but watch out for tax complications
Fantastic news on the horizon for Kiwi exporters, as the UK/NZ Free Trade Agreement will likely be ratified later this year, removing tariffs from 99.5% of our current trade into the UK.
Murray Brewer
Murray Brewer
| 5 min read | 03 May 2023
Construction businesses: Are you ready for changes to the Retention Money regime?
INSIGHT Construction businesses: Are you ready for changes to the Retention Money regime?
Changes are coming to the way retention money is held in the form of The Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Bill (the Bill).
Adele Hicks
Adele Hicks
| 5 min read | 20 Apr 2023
Mental health: A major risk factor in the construction industry
INSIGHT Mental health: A major risk factor in the construction industry
Naturally, the construction sector is hyper-aware of health and safety – they pride themselves on it. But now is the time the sector must start focussing on mental health. There’s increasing evidence of the mental health challenges being faced by construction workers; the statistics are alarming from a human wellbeing point of view, and lives are being put at risk.
Tania Bailey
Tania Bailey
| 6 min read | 18 Apr 2023
Beyond compliance: How the public sector can build cybersecurity resilience in the face of rising attacks
INSIGHT Beyond compliance: How the public sector can build cybersecurity resilience in the face of rising attacks
Today, cybersecurity has become a top concern for public sector leaders, as the number and sophistication of breaches continues to increase. If you want to strengthen your agency’s IT defences and understand your current state of cyber-preparedness, we recommend the following steps as part of a wider cyber security maturity assessment.
Murray Chandler
Murray Chandler
| 5 min read | 12 Apr 2023
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