Air NZ hopes for pre-Easter call on end to self-iso
Markets Free Exclusive

Air NZ hopes for pre-Easter call on end to self-iso

If the omicron outbreak peaks as expected in late March or early April, the case for self-isolation rules should diminish, along with other covid restrictions.

Pattrick Smellie 21 Feb 2022
Self-isolation’s ‘honesty box’ system
Coronavirus

Self-isolation’s ‘honesty box’ system

There will soon be too many cases of omicron for compliance with self-isolation rules to be monitored. New Zealanders will be trusted to 'do the right thing'.

Pattrick Smellie 16 Feb 2022
Four global heavy-hitters line up for NZ green hydrogen
Infrastructure

Four global heavy-hitters line up for NZ green hydrogen

Credible interest from major global energy players in producing hydrogen with renewable electricity in Southland puts pressure on the price the Tiwai Point smelter might pay for power in the future.

Pattrick Smellie 16 Feb 2022
Kiwis encouraged to live normally as omicron outbreak surges
Economy

Kiwis encouraged to live normally as omicron outbreak surges

In other countries, initial caution during omicron outbreaks has been replaced by people returning relatively quickly to more normal patterns of activity.

Pattrick Smellie 14 Feb 2022