Govt business vaccine mandate gets thumbs-up from Auckland Inc

The Government's new guidance on vaccine mandates for New Zealand businesses has been praised for providing a "critical" and much-needed signal for what will be required to ensure safe workplaces when Covid restrictions ease and businesses... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | October 26th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Businesses welcome the mandatory vaccine certificates for retail and hospitality sector

The business sector has welcomed the Government's announcement today requiring vaccinations for all workers where customers must show vaccination certificates to access business services.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Workplace... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | October 26th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Harmoney secures A$105m funding line, targets NZ securitisation in 2022

Online lender Harmoney has secured a A$105 million funding line - its third funding line since moving away from a peer-to-peer lending model.The asset-backed securitisation has taken over a pool of its Australian consumer loans... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

Fonterra lifts milk price forecast to $8.40/kg, equalling record

Fonterra has raised its 2021/22 farmgate milk price range to $7.90 - $8.90 per kg of milk solids, with an $8.40 per kg midpoint.The previous forecast was $7.25 - $8.75 per kg.An $8.40 milk price would inject $13 billion into the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

Chinese magnesium shortage: Global car industry to grind to a halt within weeks amid 'catastrophic' halt

The world's largest carmakers and other users of aluminium could be forced to halt production within weeks amid a "catastrophic" shortage of magnesium across Europe.Magnesium is a key material used in the production of aluminium... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

APEC 2021: The future of conferences? NZ breaks new ground with Apec CEO summit

New Zealand will attempt to redefine what's possible for virtual conferencing next month when it hosts the first Apec CEO Summit in three years.Thousands of business leaders from the 21 Apec nations are expected to attend the two-day... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: How businesses can adapt to new Covid reality

Businesses are being urged to prepare for the new reality where Covid is being suppressed but won't be eliminated in New Zealand.Peter Vial, New Zealand country head at Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CAANZ), said the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

Far North Iwi Te Rarawa buys construction company to aid housing development, trade training and education

Far North Iwi Te Rarawa has added a construction company to its portfolio, in a move that should speed up a new housing development and give trades training to locals.Te Rarawa has bought Kaitaia based KPH Construction following... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

26-year-old uni student builds $15m empire

When Iris Smit appeared on the TV show Shark Tank, she turned down a $300,000 investment offer for 25 per cent of her three-month-old business and the gamble paid off, with her beauty empire now raking in $15 million a year in revenue.The... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

Retailers turn to bizarre tactics to cover up empty shelves as US supply chain crisis worsens

Retailers in the US are resorting to bizarre methods to conceal increasingly bare shelves brought on by the supply chain crisis.Shoppers have flooded social media with images of bare shelves at supermarkets and department stores... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | October 22nd, 2021|Business|0 Comments