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Oceania choppers cleared for takeoff after safety concerns
Oceania Aviation says it has addressed Civil Aviation Authority concerns that grounded 21 helicopters in March over safety issues related to their Rolls Royce turbine engines. A CAA audit of Oceania, one of the country's largest aviation service firms, discovered problems with...
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Opinion
Victoria Young: VICTORIA YOUNG: Business debt hibernation at a standstill
A Google search of “business debt hibernation NZ” will return more than 50 articles from different professional services firms advising how to use it.In one of these, law firm DLA Piper writes, “while we remain interested to see how the practical use of the BDH regime plays out i...
Policy
Govt keeps $14b in covid fund for global slide, lockdown risk
Leaving $14 billion available in the country's covid-19 recovery fund is prudent, PM says.
Economy
One small step towards recovery for services sector
Activity in New Zealand’s services sector has begun to bounce back from the dire downturn in April and May, but firms are still letting staff go.The BNZ/BusinessNZ performance of services index jumped 16.6 points to 54.1 in June from the month prior, the first time activity has g...
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