Hurry up and open up: airport boss’s parting shot
Coronavirus

Hurry up and open up: airport boss’s parting shot

Auckland airport's departing boss tells us what he really thinks about opening the border.

Staff reporters 11 Nov 2021
Auckland and Waikato kids back to school on Nov 17
Policy

Auckland and Waikato kids back to school on Nov 17

Measures to help minimise the risk of covid-19 will include mask-wearing from year 4 up in most cases, ventilating classrooms, limiting the number of students on site, and making sure groups of children distance from each other.

Staff reporters 10 Nov 2021
Wake Up Call: A retail revival?
Markets Free

Wake Up Call: A retail revival?

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern will finally return to Auckland for the first time since the latest lockdown began.

Staff reporters 10 Nov 2021
Kathmandu Q1 operating profit down $35m
Retail

Kathmandu Q1 operating profit down $35m

Kathmandu said covid lockdowns in the first quarter this year were more severe than in the same quarter last year. 

Staff reporters 09 Nov 2021