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Auckland Airport passengers plunge 42%
Auckland International Airport’s passenger volumes almost halved during March, falling 42 percent to 1.08 million, as travel restrictions were imposed by the government to contain the covid-19 outbreak. International passengers were down 43.2 percent at 513,455, while domestic pa...
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Stuff staff asked to take pay cut as ad revenue halves
Stuff is the latest media company to announce staff pay cuts, asking employees to take a 15 percent salary reduction over 12 weeks. The Australian-owned media group, which includes the Stuff website as well as major newspapers including The Dominion Post and the Press, said the v...
Economy
Sluggish global recovery NZ's biggest economic challenge - Orr
Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr told a parliamentary committee the biggest covid-19 challenge for New Zealand is going to be a “sluggish” bounce back in global demand.New Zealand – like Australia – is highly reliant on foreign capital, highly reliant on foreign trade and “the re...
Economy
Direct customer interaction out of bounds in level 3
Businesses will be able to return to work under level 3 restrictions, but aren’t allowed to interact directly with customers.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outlined high-level guidelines for the looser restrictions before Cabinet decides whether to ease the pandemic settings on Mo...
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