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Business network's digital series proves a life line
Trans-Tasman Business Circle general manager Sharron Lloyd doesn't think business networking will ever be the same again. That appraisal came after the company, billed as a "strategic growth partner" to its more than 300 clients through New Zealand, Australia and Singapore, pi...
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Coronavirus
Trans-Tasman bubble closer; L2 domestic tourism details coming
Work on creating a trans-Tasman travel 'bubble' is moving at pace.
Services
Invest in EVs, take older cars off the road – MIA
The government could help drive the automotive industry through the covid-19 crisis by accelerating the uptake of plug-in vehicles, deferring penalties on less fuel-efficient cars and providing incentives to take older cars off the road, the Motor Industry Association says.The gr...
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Retail
Luxury lodge operator hopes to see trans-Tasman bubble by 3Q
Luxury accommodation provider Robertson Lodges plans to stagger re-opening its three lodges and is hopeful a “trans-Tasman bubble” will be in place by the third quarter. International visitors made up 80 percent of its guests at Matakauri in Queenstown, Cape Kidnappers in Hawk...
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