This annual report details the size, growth, depth and performance of the New Zealand responsible investment market over 12 months to 31 December 2019 and compares these results with the broader New Zealand financial market.

In the early days of New Zealand’s COVID-19-induced lockdown, market commentators speculated on the likely impact on financial reporting. Many of this country’s largest businesses have now reported their full-year earnings and released financial statements. In this overview the authors examine the implications of the pandemic on financial reporting and how auditors have responded.

The Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Conservation have published key themes from submissions made during the consultation on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Over 7,000 submissions were made on the proposed NPS including valuable suggestions for improvements.

This document assesses the state of knowledge about firm dynamics in New Zealand and answers the following questions: 1) why firms grow? 2) how firm performance affects aggregate productivity growth? (3) what role policy can play in improving productivity growth. The objective is to identify any significant gaps in research to date, in terms of...

This report is the result of the first stage of a multi-year, three-phase national project. It contains a review the literature and some of the preliminary opportunities relevant for the teaching of Māori law as a foundation source of the Aotearoa New Zealand Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree for the benefit of the legal profession...