Coronavirus

Business-related coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and how it affects New Zealand.
Vista Group to raise $65m
Finance

Vista Group to raise $65m

Vista Group International is raising $65 million through a placement and rights issue to keep the company well-capitalised through the coronavirus crisis which has significantly impacted almost all its customers.The cinema software company said directors, founders and senior mana...

Jenny Ruth 16 Apr 2020
MARKET OPEN:  Weak night on Wall Street may see some domestic selling
Markets

MARKET OPEN: Weak night on Wall Street may see some domestic selling

Weak US data continued to hammer home the economic impact of covid-19 and may weigh on domestic sentiment. The Federal Reserve said manufacturing production plummeted 6.3 percent in March, the biggest fall since February 1946. Economists polled by Reuters had tipped a fall of...

Rebecca Howard 16 Apr 2020
PETER GRIFFIN: Covid-19 tracing complexities require a better approach
Infrastructure

Peter Griffin: PETER GRIFFIN: Covid-19 tracing complexities require a better approach

As we prepare to emerge from level 4 lockdown, uncertainty remains over one important area of the government’s epidemic response — contact tracing.

Peter Griffin 16 Apr 2020
Media bosses press for more govt advertising to tide them through covid-19 crisis
Policy

Media bosses press for more govt advertising to tide them through covid-19 crisis

Media bosses want a bigger slice of the government’s advertising spend, saying if there’s a choice between them and a global platform, then the money should stay local.Parliament’s epidemic response select committee heard submissions from media executives of firms both big and sm...

Paul McBeth 15 Apr 2020