Manufacturing Inquiry - Act or Deny

Manufacturing Inquiry - Act or Deny – 18 May
Monday’s release of the report from the Inquiry into Manufacturing sets out a clear, achievable path for improvement in the manufacturing sector in New Zealand, say the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA).

NZMEA Chief Executive John Walley says, “The Inquiry report combines the insight and experience of many submissions from manufacturers who live and work in the real economy.”

“The recommendations are not rocket science, these ideas in similar forms have been with us for years. I have reports going back to the early 80’s which come to similar conclusions – it is about time something really changed.”

“The report underlines the importance of manufacturing to the future of New Zealand; manufacturing is not an optional extra, and could be doing much more for jobs and wealth creation.”

“Without attention expect to see wages fall and New Zealand to continue the slide down the international wealth rankings.”

“The recommendations in this report outline how to correct policy imbalances which are crippling investment in manufactured exports. We need to see the political parties using this report to develop their own policy response that demonstrates the recognition that elaborate manufacturing exports are central to our economic future.”

“Everything in the report is doable given the political will. It would be nice to see Government seriously listen to the experiences captured in this report rather than play the game of denial, dismissal and politics using selective statistics.”

“What you see and hear depends where you look and who you listen to, anyone in denial should get out more.”

“This is about the future of New Zealand.”

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