Worldwide airport chaos after computer check-in systems crash

Air passengers have been suffering major disruption at airports around the world after computer check-in systems crashed.Problems were reported at airports including London's Heathrow and Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Zurich,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Brian Fallow: Looking for common ground with Winston

While we await the outcome of Government-forming negotiations, we might as well pass the time with some harmless speculation about which of New Zealand First's economic policies might make it into the final deal.But first, one that... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Rental car cheaper than taxi or Uber for airports

Hiring a rental car for a round trip from Auckland city to the airport would be 386 per cent cheaper than a taxi.Research from rental car company GO Rentals pitted the costs of Ubers, taxis and rental cars across major city centres... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Economy Hub: Winston worries? NZX trading at record high

New Zealand's sharemarket has been completely untroubled by the current political uncertainty, touching record highs this week.But the prospect of tighter immigration policy being a feature of a new coalition Government poses some... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Playboy: a publishing history

In 1953, a time when US states could legally ban contraceptives, when the word "pregnant" was not allowed on TV sitcom "I Love Lucy," a 28-year-old Hugh Hefner published the first issue of Playboy.Featuring naked photos of Marilyn... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Air NZ weighing options to recoup fuel disruption costs but says fares won't go up

Air New Zealand is still dealing with the lingering impact of the fuel pipeline failure but is now looking at recouping costs and will push for an overhaul of infrastructure.Chief executive Christopher Luxon said the airline's lawyers... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Stuffed cow hanging from restaurant ceiling causes online backlash

An abattoir-style restaurant in Australia is facing an online backlash over the installation of a stuffed cow hanging from its ceiling.Etica, a pizza place in Adelaide, South Australia, have the taxidermied eight-year-old Friesian... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Promisia names Rene de Wit as CEO

Promisia Integrative, which makes a dietary supplement for sore joints, announced it has appointed Rene de Wit as its new chief executive and said it is on the verge of launching its new product to treat osteoarthritis in dogs. De... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Fuel crisis: 'Hard to believe it took them so long to find out'

Katikati's Merv Gaelic was "horrified" when he heard a key part of New Zealand's gas pipeline had been ruptured by a digger, leading to jet fuel shortages and flight cancellations at Auckland Airport.Mr Gaelic was one of the many... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | September 27th, 2017|Business|0 Comments

Graeme Hall: Will Winston Peters add impetus to privacy reform?

Winston Peters recently fielded a barrage of questions about over-payments to him of national superannuation.Initially he refused to comment. Subsequently he disclosed that a "mistake" had been made, although by whom was unclear,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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