The Conversation: As borders open and international travel resumes, will New Zealand's sky-high aviation emissions take off again?

After two years of entry restrictions, New Zealand is reopening its borders. Already, New Zealanders can re-enter the country without quarantine; they will be followed by Australians on April 12 and the rest of the world on May 1.Families... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | March 30th, 2022|Business|0 Comments

Mobile blackspots: Parts of Transmission Gully will have to be dug up, telco group says

There's an immediate problem with the new $1.2 billion, 27km Transmission Gully stretch of motorway out of Wellington, officially opened this morning: mobile blackspots.The head of an industry group says the patchy cellphone coverage... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Covid-19 outbreak: Unvaccinated workers don't have right to get their job back – govt advice

Employees who lost their jobs due to a requirement to get vaccinated will not have a right to get them back under advice provided by the Government today on vaccine mandates.Last week Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZ Initiative: IMF report into NZ economy 'cringeworthy praise'

OPINION There is potential value in having a country's economic policies reviewed by international organisations. Done well, they provide residents with non-partisan expert perspectives.They likely do more harm than good locally... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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AIG plans to float life insurance and asset management business

US insurer AIG has filed for a long-expected initial public offering of its life and asset management business that could value the unit, to be called Corebridge Financial, at more than US$20 billion ($29b).The company, which will... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Rabobank NZ net profit bounces back, up 72.5 per cent in 2021

Rabobank NZ Group said it had strengthened its position in the rural banking market last year with a net profit of $209.06m - up 72.5 per cent on the previous year's - driven by the release of impairments and a lower cost of funds.The... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Air traffic controller who had sex at work gets licence back

An air traffic controller who had sex while on duty and instructing pilots has won his licence back after it was earlier revoked following an investigation.The director of the Civil Aviation Authority cancelled the man's Air Traffic... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZ Super to explore large-scale offshore wind energy generation off South Taranaki coast

The New Zealand Super Fund has teamed up with renewable energy investment giant Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to explore the potential of large-scale wind power generation off the South Taranaki coast. A newly-established... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | March 28th, 2022|Business|0 Comments

What we know so far about the 2022 Aussie federal budget

A fuel tax cut, A$250 cash handouts, a childcare subsidy boost, a major financial package for tradies and millions for missiles to Ukraine.Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will hand down 2022's federal budget on Tuesday March 29 in the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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How Sharesies took over New Zealand's online investing market

Originally published by The Spinoff Just five years after launching, online investment platform Sharesies has half a million New Zealand users with $2b invested. Simon Pound spoke with co-founder Brooke Roberts for returning... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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