[ad_1] Five underperforming Burger King restaurants in Wellington and Auckland could be closed permanently as recipients seek to reach a “compromise” agreement with the company’s creditors. The owners of Burger King in New Zealand, Tango New Zealand Ltd, went bankrupt on April 14 after the fast-food chain took a significant …
Read More »All Stuff options still on the table after NZME’s curious gambit
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Experts have been speculating wildly about Stuff’s future in the wake of the NZME stock exchange announcement that it had called for a change of law allowing it to buy Stuff for a dollar. But all we really know for sure is that Australian Stuff owner Nine would …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Family mourns popular Mad Butcher store owner Roy Green
[ad_1] A young Auckland butcher who died suddenly at the weekend has been described as “the absolute heart of his family” and a “ray of sunshine”. Roy Green and his wife Amanda owned the Mad Butcher store in Pukekohe, in south Auckland. Their company, Green Family Butchers Ltd, went into …
Read More »Coronavirus: No new cases of Covid-19 as NZ prepares for level two
[ad_1] While New Zealand is on the cusp of the Alert Level Three transition, Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield has announced another day without a new case of Covid-19. Only two people remained in the hospital, at Auckland’s Middlemore and North Shore Hospitals on Tuesday, but none were …
Read More »Coronavirus: No new cases of Covid-19 as NZ prepares for level two
[ad_1] While New Zealand is on the cusp of the Alert Level Three transition, Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield delivers another day without a new case of Covid-19. Only two people remain in the hospital, at the Middlemore and North Shore hospitals, but none were in intensive care, …
Read More »Bunnings to close seven New Zealand stores, 145 employees affected
[ad_1] National retailer Bunnings is proposing to close stores in Ashburton, Hornby, Hastings, Cambridge, Rangiora, Te Awamutu and Putaruru with 145 affected employees. The Australian-based company today released a statement saying that after a review of the network and “the challenges of the recent business environment,” it has informed staff …
Read More »Covid-19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern in level 2 plans and latest case numbers
[ad_1] New Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19 today, as the country’s companies are rushing to reopen Thursday under Alert Level 2. There are a total of 1,497 cases, and 93 percent have recovered, Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said today. There are no new deaths. A total …
Read More »Watch live: Racing gets $ 72.5 million emergency support package
[ad_1] The racing industry will get a $ 72.5 million emergency support package, Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced. “We can’t guild the lily. The racing industry has been hit by the perfect storm of Covid-19 while in a weak financial state and in the midst of a reform program,” …
Read More »Air NZ Expects Long, Slow Recovery, Internal Documents Reveal
[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Things Within a year, Air New Zealand expects to be 30 percent smaller, This story was originally published in RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Air New Zealand’s internal documents predict that it will be two years before the airline can expect to return to 70 percent …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Epidemic Response Committee listens to tourism players and minister
[ad_1] LIVE CURRENT BELOW: Aotearoa chief executive of the tourism industry, Chris Roberts, says it is now about the survival of the tourism sector. He appeared before the Epidemic Response Committee, which listened to key actors in the tourism sector. He said that 40 percent of all hotels in New …
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