One of the country’s major banks says it is finding a concerning number of instances of economic abuse, including people being saddled with someone else’s debt, or having no control over their finances.
Representatives from manufacturing, food and grocery, and healthcare are all warning of serious shortages if the self-isolation period for close contacts of Covid-19 cases is not reduced.
Like many other organisations, Auckland Council is preparing for how widespread community transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 might affect its services, service delivery, workforce and customers.
Auckland Council Chief Executive Jim Stabback…
Tāmaki Makaurau and the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand is now under the Red setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework’s traffic light system.
At Red there are more mask requirements, and reduced gathering limits to lower the risk of picking up the…
The local sharemarket has clawed back some of its early trading losses, as global markets fell amid concerns the United States Federal Reserve will take aggressive action to control inflation.
The government is being urged to explore a targeted wage subsidy and labour support for tourism and hospitality businesses as the Covid-19 restrictions are tightened up.