2002

Client: New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Date: June 2002 Author(s): Kel Sanderson; Mark Goodchild; Dr Ganesh Nana; Innovation & Systems Ltd This regional development strategic plan was prepared under the auspices of the Regional Partnerships Programme of NZTE. The plan focused on the management of strong population and economic growth within the region, and potential sector developments. The latter includes the development and funding »»

Client: Dunedin City Council Date: June 2002 Author(s): Mark Goodchild This report used parameters from the national Tourism Satellite Account and data at the district council level to establish a benchmark of employment and output (GDP) in Dunedin’s tourism sector. BERL »»

Client: Taranaki Regional Council Date: August 2002 Author(s): Kel Sanderson; Mark Goodchild This report quantified the investments and expenditures made by the Taranaki region (including businesses but excluding DoC) on improvements to the environment over the past five-years. The main areas of investment and expenditure were in surface water, air quality, land erosion, pest control; solid waste, and energy efficiency. Total spending on »»

Client: New Zealand Fire Service Commission Date: January 2002 Author(s): Mark Goodchild; Dr Ganesh Nana; Kel Sanderson This report assessed the economic cost of industrial fires in New Zealand. The report used NZFSC data on property loss with insurance claims data to arrive at an estimate of the direct and indirect economic costs of industrial fires. The cost of providing fire emergency services in readiness and response to industrial »»

Client:  Hutt City Council Date:  March 2002 Author(s):  Kel Sanderson; Dr Ganesh Nana; Mark Goodchild BERL »»

Client: Urban Winery Limited Date: December 2002 Author(s): Kel Sanderson; Mark Goodchild   BERL #4183 This report assessed the potential economic impacts and strategic tourism benefits that could be generated from establishing an urban winery with world-class cuisine, art, and themed boutique accommodation in Wellington »»

Client:  Career Services Rapaura Date: December 2002 Author(s):  Mark Goodchild This report examines the changing shape of New Zealand's population base, and considers how these changes have impacted on the labour force through core 'supply side' influences such as ageing, external migration, and changes in labour force participation.  Employment patterns across a range of occupation groups are also examined in the »»

Client: Department of Labour Date: September 2002 Author(s): Mark Goodchild; Kel Sanderson This report was prepared to assist the Department of Labour in developing a robust and practical methodology for measuring the cost of injury in New Zealand. This report contains a review of valuation methods that have been applied internationally, and indicates how these valuation methods might be applied in the New Zealand context. BERL »»

Client:  Career Services Rapaura Date:  July 2002 Author(s):  Dr Ganesh Nana Summary information on occupation and industry employment data derived from the censuses for the 1991, 1996 and 2001 years. The data has, as far as practical, been processed by BERL to ensure consistency with NZSCO and ANZSIC classifications and with economy-wide totals. In addition, employment projections for 2006 have been generated using BERL's »»

Client: Venture Taranaki Date: April 2002 Author(s): Kel Sanderson; Mark Goodchild; Dr Ganesh Nana Methanex is a global leader in methanol production and marketing with operating plants in North America, Chile and New Zealand. Methanex New Zealand operates two methanol plants (Motunui and Waitara in North Traranaki), and a port loading facility at Port Taranaki in New Plymouth. The two plants have a combined capacity of 2.4 million tonnes, »»