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Investors buoyed by Serko, Tourism Holdings updates
Investors welcomed the latest updates from online travel app maker Serko and rental RV operator Tourism Holdings, both of which have been at the pointy end of the covid-19 travel restrictions.Serko shares climbed 10.5 percent to $2.10 after the company said it’s cutting costs to...
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SkyCity lays off 200, eyes another 700 job losses if things don't change
SkyCity Entertainment Group said lost revenue and high costs could see it lay off about 900 staff if the outlook doesn't improve in the next three months.The company is already laying off 200 salaried employees and has asked its hourly-rate or waged employees to take a 20 percent...
Services
Publishers grapple with magazine decision: some leave, some adapt
The government's decision on Tuesday that printers are not part of the supermarket supply chain and must therefore close during the national lockdown has meant that magazines are the only product in that supply chain not deemed essential.Part of the fallout from that decision cam...
Infrastructure
Z cancels dividend, in talks with banks
Z Energy has cancelled its final dividend, stopped non-essential capital spending and is in talks with its banks for more working capital flexibility as it negotiates the covid-19 lockdown and volatile oil and foreign exchange markets.New Zealand’s biggest fuel seller today narro...
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