Duncan Greive: Why the New Zealand media is seeking a deal with tech giants Google and Facebook

Local news media, including the NZ Herald, Stuff, The Spinoff and the Otago Daily Times, is seeking Commerce Commission approval to collectively bargain with Facebook and Google. The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive explains why. ... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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

NZ media seek Commerce Commission approval to negotiate payment from Facebook and Google

New Zealand news media, including the Herald, are seeking Commerce Commission approval to collectively bargain with Facebook and Google to seek fair payment for Kiwi journalism used on their digital platforms.The News Publishers'... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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13 minutes that saw Queensland woman lose everything

A Queensland woman has been left devastated after losing her dream home, and potentially her entire $29,000 deposit, because of an alleged banking error.Dr Loretta McKinnon, a 43-year-old epidemiology academic, paid $580,000 for... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Power blackout probe puts onus on Electricity Authority, Transpower to do better

By RNZ On the night of August 9 electricity demand reached an all-time high and, combined with insufficient generation, it resulted in blackouts to some parts of the country as power distributors responded to Transpower's demand... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Newstalk ZB, NZ Herald audiences at record levels

An intense two-year news cycle driven by Covid-19 continues to boost the NZME audience. With brands such as the New Zealand Herald, nzherald.co.nz, Newstalk ZB and ZM leading the charge, NZME now reaches 3.4 million New Zealanders... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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F&P Healthcare H1 profit down 2%, beats market expectations

Respiratory products maker Fisher and Paykel Healthcare posted a 2 per cent decline in first-half profit to $222 million, driven by an equally slight drop in sales from its hospital group.The result was ahead of market expectations... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Kiwi small business sector bounces back but hospitality continues to bear the brunt of lockdowns – Xero survey

New Zealand's small business sector bounced back in October, a new report from Xero says. The Xero small business index showed small business sales rose 6.4 per cent year-on-year nationally in October after two months in decline,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Sir Ian Taylor's MIQ logbook: How to safely open up to more travellers

Sir Ian Taylor is on a mission: to prove that for many travellers returning to New Zealand, there's a better alternative to the hopelessly overcrowded managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system. Last month Taylor got government... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Investment platform becomes the country's best brand for customer experience

Low-cost online investment platform Sharesies has topped the annual Kantar customer leadership index.Mitre 10 and Bunnings Warehouse came in second and third, while Air New Zealand and Spotify rounded out the top five.To create... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Unvaccinated airport worker gets interim reinstatement after dismissal

A worker at Auckland International Airport has had his job reinstated on an interim basis after he was dismissed with one month's notice for choosing not to get vaccinated against Covid-19.An Employment Court judge ruled the man,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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