[ad_1] The government’s “Job Budget” will open free vocational training for all New Zealanders for the next two years. The Government is also giving the Ministry of Social Development a boost of $ 400 million and investing $ 1.6 billion in trades and internships. It intends to quickly train nearly …
Read More »Budget 2020: Live: what’s in store and what we know so far
[ad_1] At 2 p.m. today, Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver one of the most important budgets in New Zealand history. And while New Zealand looks at the barrel of what was yesterday described as the “deepest and deepest economic recession in history,” the government has a clear focus: “Jobs, …
Read More »‘We were hearing whispers’: How Weta Digital knew about Covid-19 before the headlines
[ad_1] By RNZ Even before Covid-19 hit the headlines Weta Digital in Wellington had started preparations for a possible pandemic. Executive producer David Conley said the company was trying to buy some equipment from Wuhan. “We were just hearing whispers from concerned crew about family members in China, there was …
Read More »Stuff Fiber sold to Vocus as part of ‘growth strategy’
[ad_1] Stuff Stuff Fiber will be sold to Vocus. Stuff Ltd has entered an agreement to sell Stuff Fiber to telecommunications provider Vocus, for an undisclosed sum. Stuff Fiber has 20,000 broadband customers. Vocus New Zealand chief executive Mark Callander said the purchase fitted with the company’s growth strategy. Vocus …
Read More »Screen industry poised to play role in economic recovery
[ad_1] Even before Covid-19 hit the headlines Weta Digital in Wellington had started preparations for a possible pandemic. A fortress nears completion on the set of the Disney film Mulan in the Ahuriri Valley, North Otago. Weta Digital complete its work on Disney’s Mulan last Friday having moved 1500 crew …
Read More »Coronavirus: the young, female face of Covid-19 unemployment may change soon
[ad_1] OPINION: The first thing that surprises you is that he is very young. She was a waitress, a bar manager, or a shop assistant and counted her meager weekly hourly earnings. You can still rent or maybe you have already moved home to live with your parents. This is …
Read More »Coronavirus: Getting hair cut in alert level 2 ‘feels like freedom’, customer says
[ad_1] Philip Harkness and his sons were some of the first Kiwis to get their lockdown locks chopped as the clock struck 12.01am on Thursday. Barbershop & Co, Bob the Barber and B & M Barbers, all located in the suburb of Birkenhead on Auckland’s North Shore, opened their doors …
Read More »Coronavirus: cutting hair at alert level 2 ‘feels like freedom,’ says client
[ad_1] Philip Harkness and his sons were some of the first kiwis to cut their locks when the clock struck 12:01 on Thursday morning. Barbershop & Co, Bob the Barber and B & M Barbers, all located in the Birkenhead suburb on Auckland’s north shore, opened for the first time …
Read More »Victims lose thousands to fake Facebook retail scams | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Dozens of people have been victims of scammers on the high seas posing as New Zealand retailers on Facebook. Police say victims have lost thousands of dollars each after paying for electronics that did not arrive. The companies are listed on Facebook and falsely claim that they have stores …
Read More »Scam artists pose as South Is retailers on Facebook
[ad_1] Dozens of people have been victims of scammers on the high seas posing as New Zealand retailers on Facebook. Police say victims have lost thousands of dollars each after paying for electronics that did not arrive. The companies are listed on Facebook and falsely claim that they have stores …
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