Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Lone Star New Lynn ignores vaccine mandate, invites unvaccinated to apply for work

A popular family restaurant in Auckland inviting unvaccinated workers to apply for bar and restaurant roles on a "No Jab Jobs" website has had its ad removed.Lone Star New Lynn posted the advertisement on the site four days ago... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Continuous Disclosure: The rise of retail investors and shareholder activism

Sharemarkets are jittery again with news of a new Covid variant, rising interest rates and inflation. So how should investors - especially those entering the arena for the first time through online trading platforms like Sharesies... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Watch: Airbus A350 runs on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results.The study, involving Airbus, Rolls-Royce, German research... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Infrastructure: Light rail gathers speed

The options that are on the table for the city centre to Māngere light rail route. The Auckland light rail proposal, christened the City Centre to Mangere project, is a lot more than a swish public transport system to ease... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Infrastructure: Plotting our best path forward

The theme for this year's recent InfrastructureNZ Building Nations conference, "A Fork in the Road" was intended to highlight the urgent need to plot the sector's — and New Zealand's — route to future success, and there are challenges... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Supermarket giant Foodstuffs partners with Uber Eats to start delivering groceries

The country's largest grocery retailer Foodstuffs has partnered with Uber Eats for a trial run at delivering groceries to its customers.Foodstuffs North Island chief executive Chris Quin said the concept will be trialed at 22 selected... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Countdown shelves left bare due to distribution workers strike

Countdown shelves have been left bare off the back of strike action earlier this week. Images taken at Countdown locations in Auckland show shelves with only a few remaining items. This comes off the back of a three-day strike... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid-19 delta outbreak: McDonald's requires vaccine passport to dine in

Those who are not vaccinated will be denied entry into McDonald's after the fast-food franchise announced diners would need a vaccine passport in enter its stores.Customers will need to present a vaccine pass to eat in its stores,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Scott Technology signs $18.9m deal for world-first automated beef-boning system

An increased drive in automation has resulted in Dunedin's Scott Technology signing an $A18 million ($NZ18.9 million) deal to design, build and commission an automated beef-boning system - the first of its kind.The NZX-listed company... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Bobux shoes: Kiwi brand celebrates 30th birthday as founder offers help to Covid-affected start-ups

The founder of a well-known baby shoe brand that just turned 30 is helping other small businesses get a foot up in the Covid world.Chris Bennett started making the soft leather shoes that kick-started the Bobux brand in the garage... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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