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In other countries, initial caution during omicron outbreaks has been replaced by people returning relatively quickly to more normal patterns of activity.