Business
Economy
Tourism, hospitality industry groups push for rent subsidies
Tourism and restaurant sector representatives today warned huge job losses were imminent and appealed to the parliamentary epidemic response select committee for further subsidies to offset rents for struggling firms.Tourism Industry Association chief executive Chris Roberts told...
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Primary Sector
Govt to consider levy on log exports to ensure home supply
Forest owners may face restrictions on log export volumes under a package of measures to be considered by senior government ministers next week.Forestry Minister Shane Jones said the options include a levy on log exports to help fund the re-setting of the local industry; regulati...
Primary Sector
Meat Industry Association wants 2-metre rule adjusted
The two-metre distancing rule has led to a sharp fall in meat production and needs to be adjusted, Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie told a parliamentary committee.He was not suggesting workers simply be allowed back in plants in close proximity. Rather, the s...
Retail
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Finally some good news: Zany Zeus lives!
Amid the dreadful drumbeat of covid-19 job losses and business closures, a tiny ray of light for consumers of high-end organic dairy products: financially threatened Wellington boutique cheese, yoghurt and ice cream maker Zany Zeus has been rescued.The popular Lower Hutt-based co...
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