Boohoo to buy Debenhams brand as future of stores in doubt

Online fashion fast-fashion retailer Boohoo is to snap up the Debenhams brand in a deal that is expected to result in the closure of most of its remaining department stores.A deal is expected to be announced in the coming days,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 25th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Elon Musk offers $139 million reward for best carbon-capture tech

Elon Musk has pledged $139 million (US$100 million) to tackle the climate-change crisis.The Tesla and SpaceX founder offered the hefty reward to whoever is able to develop the best tool to capture planet-warming carbon emissions."Am... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 25th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Covid 19 coronavirus: Bluetooth usage pulls well ahead of poster scanning – and that's a problem

The latest NZ Covid Tracer app stats from the Ministry of Health show we're still slackers at scanning posters, but more and more of us are turning on Bluetooth.For Saturday, January 23, some 286,646 people scanned at least one... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 25th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Sydney Airport increases screening of Kiwi arrivals after Northland Covid case in community

NSW authorities have enhanced screening at Sydney Airport after New Zealand reported its first case of Covid-19 in the community in months.The community case - a 56-year-old woman who lives south of Whangarei - was in managed isolation... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 25th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Covid 19 coronavirus: Air NZ requires face masks on all international flights

Air New Zealand is beefing up its rules on international flights and is now requiring all passengers to wear masks.All travellers on domestic flights in New Zealand already have to wear masks due to the country's Covid rules. Currently,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 25th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

The $8.5m clifftop estate expats are prepared to buy sight unseen

A luxury multimillion-dollar estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean is attracting "tremendous" buyer interest, including from ex-pats who are prepared to buy sight unseen. Kauri Mountain Point , which sits on 10.15ha on its own peninsula... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 24th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

The big barriers to global vaccination: patent rights, national self-interest and the wealth gap

COMMENT: We will not be able to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us until the world's population is mostly immune through vaccination or previous exposure to the disease. A truly global vaccination campaign, however, would... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 24th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Covid 19 coronavirus: Virus found on fruit packaging in China, NZ growers reassure customers

By RNZ The industry body for stonefruit growers in New Zealand is reassuring international customers of our Covid-free status, after the virus was reportedly found on fruit packaging in China.Chinese media organisation The Global... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 23rd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Computer chip maker Intel blames internal error on data leak

The computer chip maker Intel on Friday blamed an internal error for a data leak that prompted it to release a quarterly earnings report early. It said its corporate network was not compromised.The company's chief financial officer,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 23rd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

According to experts Google's threats to remove search engine shouldn't make NZ government wary

By: RNZ New Zealand lawmakers should not be intimidated by threats from Google to remove its search engine from Australia, a tech expert says.The US tech giant is arguing against new laws which would force it and other companies... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | January 23rd, 2021|Business|0 Comments