Business
Retail
To hell and back: What it is really like in retail
Working Style founder Chris Dobbs says his company, founded in 1987, is “like everyone out there” trying to cope with the stress of lockdowns.
Primary Sector
Forestry study urges focus on biofuel, steelmaking alternatives
New Zealand should accelerate investigation of wood-based liquid fuels and alternatives to coal in steelmaking as part of its efforts to reduce emissions and widen the scope of the country’s forestry industry, consultants say. Biocrudes, which can be used to make fuel, chemic...
Infrastructure
Solar, water recovery not required by new building standard
Standards proposed to reduce emissions from new buildings will not require developers to install on-site generation or collect rainwater for re-use. While the cost of solar and wind generation and batteries are falling, they remain expensive and opportunities to use them vary...
Retail
The Warehouse to axe up to 750 jobs
The Warehouse Group plans to cut up to 750 jobs as it looks to restructure its operations at more than 60 stores.Chief operations officer Pejman Okhovat said the retailer reached agreement on new rosters for 30 stores, but staff at 62 stores would now head into a consultation pro...
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