Business
Primary Sector
Meat sector striving to keep people safe through covid-19
New Zealand’s meat sector is developing a sector-wide protocol to ensure it operates in a manner that doesn’t endanger people’s health and safety, said Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.Ritchie told BusinessDesk it is a privilege to be considered an essential...
Infrastructure
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Zoom downloads surge as Chorus says broadband traffic exceeds RWC 2019
One business thriving in the time of the coronavirus is Zoom, software which facilitates video conferences.Local broadband provider Chorus said its network is coping well and remains comfortably within available headroom as so much human interaction heads online through apps such...
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Infrastructure
Refining NZ slashes processing as demand slumps
Refining NZ is slashing processing rates at Marsden Point to match a sharp drop in fuel demand as the country goes into lockdown from midnight tonight.The plant, which produces about 75 percent of the country’s petrol, diesel and jet fuel, is halting all non-critical work and wil...
Primary Sector
Sky TV, Scales and Sanford soldier on as essential businesses
Fishing company Sanford, apple marketer Scales and Sky Network Television have all been classed as essential services and will continue operating through the national lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of the covid-19 virus.Sky said it had reduced its on-site resources to "ess...
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