[ad_1] Warehouse Group says it will repay the nearly $ 70 million it received from the government wage subsidy earlier this year. Sales in the first quarter of the new financial year for the group increased 6.3 percent and are now up 6.6 percent year-to-date compared to the same period …
Read More »Admiration Nation: What is The Economist’s Country of the Year?
[ad_1] In most years, most countries improve in various ways. However, in 2020, premature death and economic downturn became the new normal, with most countries only aspiring to avoid the worst. Inevitably our list of the most improved countries includes some that simply avoided going too far back. Few people …
Read More »Police feared for their lives as they were shot during a chase in Northland
[ad_1] The police officers feared for their lives and worried that they would have to shoot a criminal, who was shooting at them during a night chase in Whangārei. Jefferey Cassidy, 23, previously admitted to shooting police twice during the September 2 chase, which caused downtown residents to cower on …
Read More »Forecast of decline in the construction sector with calls to action from the Government
[ad_1] Construction works are forecast to recede to levels similar to those of the Global Financial Crisis due to the impact of Covid-19, but there are doubts in the sector that they will get that bad. The 2020 National Construction Pipelines Report has been released and forecasts a billions of …
Read More »Dunedin councilman loses legal case over consequences of $ 12 parking ticket
[ad_1] Lee Vandervis took his own advice about the consequences of a $ 12 parking ticket, and he lost. The longtime Dunedin councilor was censured after a dispute with a customer service representative over the parking ticket on September 13, 2019. “That relatively innocuous event was the catalyst for what …
Read More »Forecast of decline in the construction sector with calls to action from the Government
[ad_1] Construction works are forecast to recede to levels similar to those of the Global Financial Crisis due to the impact of Covid-19, but there are doubts in the sector that they will get that bad. The 2020 National Construction Pipelines Report has been released and forecasts a billions of …
Read More »Radio call distracted driver, nearly caused passenger train collision: report
[ad_1] KiwiRail / Stuff A near collision between two passenger trains at Wellington Station in November 2019 was found to have been caused when a driver was distracted by a radio call, causing a red light to run. A near miss between two passenger trains at Wellington railway station occurred …
Read More »Special message from Jacinda Ardern, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby and other stars to MIQ workers and returnees
[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern / Instagram The prime minister was joined by famous friends such as Taika Waititi, Sam Neill and Rhys Darby in her special Christmas message for MIQ workers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called on some famous faces to help her thank New Zealand’s isolation and managed quarantine staff …
Read More »Mortgage Arrears Increase as Credit Demand Hit Pre-Covid Highs
[ad_1] Mortgage arrears increased for the second month in a row in November. The Reserve Bank shows that loans worth $ 2.6 billion remain deferred. Photo: 123rf Data from central credit reporting agency Centrix shows there are now 15,000 delinquent mortgages, 2,000 more than in September. When the pandemic first …
Read More »Man who shot Northland police gets seven years in prison
[ad_1] Denise Piper / Things Jefferey Cassidy admitted to shooting at the police while trying to escape a chase in Whangārei. A man who admitted to shooting police twice during a chase in Whangārei was sentenced to seven years in prison. Jefferey Cassidy, 23, previously admitted to five counts of …
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