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Luxury lodge operator hopes to see trans-Tasman bubble by 3Q
Coronavirus

Luxury lodge operator hopes to see trans-Tasman bubble by 3Q

Luxury accommodation provider Robertson Lodges plans to stagger re-opening its three lodges and is hopeful a “trans-Tasman bubble” will be in place by the third quarter. International visitors made up 80 percent of its guests at Matakauri in Queenstown, Cape Kidnappers in Hawk...

Rebecca Howard 04 May 2020
Financial hardship doubles - Centrix
Economy

Financial hardship doubles - Centrix

More than 20,000 credit accounts have been flagged as being under “financial hardship”, more than doubling in the past month and up a third during the past week alone, according to credit bureau Centrix.The number of Kiwis opting for repayment “holidays” since the covid-19 lockdo...

Staff reporters 04 May 2020
SkyCity gearing up for reopen, NZICC completion date extended to Jan 2025
Coronavirus

SkyCity gearing up for reopen, NZICC completion date extended to Jan 2025

SkyCity Entertainment staff are on site gearing up to reopen if covid-19 restrictions are further eased and Fletcher Construction now has until Jan 2025 to finish the convention centre and hotel project because the pandemic is considered a force majeure event. “At alert level 2,...

Rebecca Howard 01 May 2020
‘Pantry-loading’ helps Countdown notch up almost $2b of quarterly sales
Coronavirus Free

‘Pantry-loading’ helps Countdown notch up almost $2b of quarterly sales

Countdown supermarkets lifted first-quarter sales by 13.7 percent in the flurry of buying brought on by the covid-19 pandemic.The New Zealand division of Woolworths Group today reported sales of $1.93 billion in the 13 weeks ended April 5, up from $1.69 billion in the same period...

Paul McBeth 30 Apr 2020