Earthquake assessments delayed due to market uncertainty

Confusion around new guidelines to prevent a building collapse like Statistics House has made owners reluctant to undertake earthquake risk assessments.Statistics House, built in 2005, sustained damage in the Kaikoura Earthquake... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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The 'staggering' potential of New Zealand's returning diaspora

First published on The Spinoff . After decades worrying about the 'brain drain', thousands of high-achieving New Zealanders are coming home at once. Duncan Greive looks at what they're bringing with them – and the potential they... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZX business as usual, despite cyber attacks

The New Zealand sharemarket is functioning normally, despite the fact that its website continues to be subjected to cyber attacks."Trading has continued as normal - it's just that the website has been down," Forsyth Barr broker... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Jim's Mowing boss Jim Penman prepares multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Victorian Government over lockdown

Jim's Mowing founder Jim Penman says his Victorian contractors financially affected by Melbourne's strict second lockdown could sue the State Government for $7 million.Penman told Australia's NCA NewsWire about 615 contractors across... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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CAA ordered to pay dismissed airport security officer $20k over photo incident with colleague's breasts

A wrongfully dismissed aviation security officer has been awarded more than $20,000 after a lengthy employment dispute stemming from a female colleague taking a nude photo on his iPad.Security service Avsec which is operated by... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Watch: Rocket Lab's first launch since failed mission

After several weather-related delays, Rocket Lab's latest launch was successful, with lift-off at 3.05pm today. The second-stage and kick stage separated without problems, sending its payload toward its intended orbit.The lift-off,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Cyber attacks on Stock Exchange could affect many New Zealanders

By RNZ Ongoing cyber attacks on the New Zealand Stock Exchange could impact on every New Zealander with a KiwiSaver account, says the head of a KiwiSaver provider.Simplicity chief executive Sam Stubbs said the cyber attacks... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Just Life Group lifts earnings, will pay dividend

Just Life Group, New Zealand's largest supplier of water coolers and filters to businesses, produced an after-tax profit increase of 53 per cent for the year ended June 2020.Despite Covid-19 resulting in reductions of revenue during... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZME and Skinny take innovative approach to content sponsorship

New Zealand Media and Entertainment and Kiwi telco Skinny have taken an out-of-the-box approach to content sponsorship.The new "friendship" will be launched with The Hits Breakfast hosts Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce.NZME's chief commercial... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Kiwis snuggle up with TVNZ 'comfort blanket' as broadcaster increases ratings dominance of MediaWorks during lockdown

TVNZ has capitalised on its ratings dominance of TV3 in news and current affairs programming during the latest lockdown - with 500,000 more Kiwis on average tuning into 1 News at 6pm than Newshub. Audiences this year have turned... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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