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Auckland Airport planning more staff cuts
Auckland International Airport is planning more staff cuts as it struggles to weather the collapse in international travel. The company has already trimmed its workforce by 25 percent and is proposing more reductions, mainly impacting its infrastructure and operations team, it...
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Govt names first $240m spend from $3b infrastructure programme
Twelve projects announced today as part of the government’s latest post-covid infrastructure spend include everything from social housing, to an inland port development and a hydrogen-blend sewage treatment project. The projects could employ more than 1,700 people and account...
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Xero's NZ subs recover some revenue in May
Small businesses rebounded strongly in May compared to April but their revenue was still well down on May last year.
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F&P Healthcare breaches $20b market cap
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has become the NZX’s first $20 billion company after its share price rose another 5.3 percent to $35.28 today, bringing its year-to-date gain to almost 51 percent. The covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented demand for the firm’s respiratory humidif...
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