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Looming power sector losses must be shared – Ecotricity
The electricity sector needs a plan for how it will share the cost of unpaid power bills as job losses and business closures mount in coming months, retailer Ecotricity says. A support package the Electricity Authority announced yesterday for smaller power retailers is a good...
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Coronavirus
Fast-track ocean fish-farm for 300 jobs, says King Salmon boss
Marlborough aquaculture firm New Zealand King Salmon says its Cook Strait ocean farming resource consent application should be a candidate for fast-tracking as it offers 300 permanent "green jobs" at a time the government is seeking economic revival following the covid-19 pandemi...
Economy
End of wage subsidy will show true impact on Queenstown-Lakes
A dusting of snow on the hills in the Queenstown Lakes District is a chilling reminder of the impact covid-19 has had on the tourism-obsessed economy.
Property
Potential tenants told to sign up online or miss out
Using covid-19 restrictions to veto or shortlist potential housing tenants before getting access to a property highlights the issue of having an unregulated property management industry, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand said. While preliminary registrations that includ...
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