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18/03/2021 Shawn Rayson says the situation for West Coast Brewery has become "untenable". Photo credit: Getty / Supplied A Canadian businessman says the New Zealand Government is failing to walk the talk on helping Kiwi companies through COVID-19, after strict border restrictions saw him barred from the country and forced him to put his South Island brewery up for sale. Shawn Rayson, 51, is selling West Coast Brewery in Westport after just two years of owner...

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Covid 19 coronavirus: Business leaders call for more transparency on Covid advice 16 Mar, 2021 07:23 PM 4 minutes to read Auckland Airport chairman Patrick Strange says the government needs to be more transparent about the advice it gets on Covid. Photo / Nick Reed Auckland Airport chairman Patrick Strange says the government needs to be more transparent about the advice it gets on Covid. Photo / Nick Reed A group of senior business leaders say unless there is full transparency on the recommend...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Fran OSullivan: Business knocking on Jacinda Arderns door 3 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Rob Campbell, chairman of SkyCity, Tourism Holdings, Summerset and Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology. Photo / Supplied Rob Campbell, chairman of SkyCity, Tourism Holdings, Summerset and Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology. Photo / Supplied OPINION: How many times do prominent company chairs and chief executives have to put their hands up and ask to be ...

OPINION: With the roll-out of effective vaccines underway, does our Government have a plan to ease border restrictions and lower the drawbridge in any way? Can we see it?

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Govt has managed the crisis but needs to be transparent about what comes next, so it's not "lockdowns forever".

A group of senior chairs and directors of major NZX companies operating in the infrastructure, retail, retirement living, commercial property, tourism, electricity, education and banking sectors have joined together to call for more openness and clarity from the ...

The airport's profit has fallen 80 per cent as international passenger numbers drop by around 97 per cent.

Auckland Airport half year profit plunges 80 per cent 17 Feb, 2021 07:59 PM 4 minutes to read NZ Herald Auckland International Airport said Covid-19 travel restrictions were responsible for an 80.9 per cent decline in its net profit to $28.1 million for the six months to December 31. The company, in its earnings outlook for the full year to June 30, said it expects to report a net loss of between $35m and $55m. Read More The companys earnings per share fell by 84.1 per cent to 1.91 cents. Adver...