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Franchise Association: Landlords need to be reasonable
While most businesses and landlords are able to agree an equitable split of commercial lease costs during the covid-19 lockdown, some landlords are reportedly refusing to budge on leases.The Franchise Association of New Zealand, whose members operate largely in the retail, food r...
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Markets
WAKE UP NZ: Improving covid-19 numbers spur global rally
Local markets may fare better today after an overnight rally on Wall Street and in Europe was spurred on by signs that the covid-19 outbreak may be near a peak in Italy, Spain and New York. Germany’s Dax added 5.8 percent overnight and the S&P500 was up 7 percent at 8am in Wel...
Policy
Clark stripped of finance roles for lockdown breach
Health Minister David Clark has been stripped of his associate finance role – sidelining him from key budget decisions – over multiple lockdown breaches. However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern didn’t accept his resignation, saying the pandemic response needed continuity in suc...
Economy
Pacific Islands Forum triggers mechanism for regional cooperation
Pacific Island nations have triggered a mechanism for regional cooperation as concerns ratchet up that covid-19 will have dire consequences for those developing economies.Nations across the pacific have been locking down, imposing curfews and closing borders in a bid to keep covi...
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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