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NZ 'turning a corner' in covid-19 fight, says PM; tightens border
Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern has told businesses to begin preparing for life under alert level 3 and promised to deliver detailed guidance next week as signs continue to appear the virus outbreak curve is flattening.A formal decision on whether to lift or extend the lockdown will...
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Coronavirus
Unemployment benefits rise 10,000 in first week of lockdown
First evidence of the impact of the covid-19 national lockdown emerged today, with some 10,700 Jobseeker benefits approved between March 30 and April 3, the first full week of the shutdown.Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni told Parliament's pandemic response sele...
Infrastructure
Pilots association slams 'reckless' plan to shut 7 regional towers
Airways’ plan to shut down air traffic services at seven regional airports is reckless and ill-informed, the New Zealand Airline Pilots' Association said.State-owned Airways, which controls the national air traffic control system, is looking at shutting down air traffic services...
Coronavirus
Card spending weak, more pain to come
The tourism and hospitality sector is sounding alarm bells about potential collapse and today’s electronic card spending data shows just how dire the situation is.Card spending on travel fell 53 percent or $66 million in March versus February. The fall is three times bigger than...
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