Fees, levies, excise and GST could price operators out of consumers’ reach in what should be a ready-made $1.5 billion legalised cannabis market.
A legal recreational cannabis market in New Zealand after the Oct. 17 referendum could spawn a host of spin-off commercial initiatives.
New lockdown restrictions in Auckland took a bite out of retail card spending. Total seasonally adjusted retail card spending fell 7.9 percent in August compared with July as Auckland entered covid-19 alert level 3, Stats NZ said. Core card spending – which strips out vehicle...
Investors were frothing as Nongfu Spring debuted on the Hong Kong stock exchange. But its expansion in NZ remains 'uncertain'.