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Early in 2020 much of the world went into lockdown. Companies sent workers home to work. Schools sent students home to study.Early in 2020 much of the world went into lockdown. Companies sent workers home to work. Schools sent students home to study.
As a response, there was a surge in technology adoption. Often, people, companies and organisations tried, for the first time, technologies they had not used before. In others, rarely-used technologies moved centre stage.
Video-conferencing, online shopping and streaming were among the technologies where adoption leapt forward. Cloud and collaboration surged. All became mainstream overnight. And those that were popular before lockdown reached the more reluctant users. That’s a group technology companies can overlook.
Early in 2020 much of the world went into lockdown.
Companies sent workers home to work. Schools sent students
home to study.
As a response, there was a surge in
technology adoption. Often, people, companies and
organisations tried, for the first time, technologies they
had not used before. In others, rarely-used technologies
moved centre stage.
Video-conferencing, online shopping
and streaming were among the technologies where adoption
leapt forward. Cloud and collaboration surged. All became
mainstream overnight. And those that were popular before
lockdown reached the more reluctant users. That’s a group
technology companies can overlook.
Vaulted five
years, ten years
Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua will join Australia and NZ s teams in a new tournament.
For All Blacks legend Sir Bryan Williams, the announcement that Super Rugby was finally opening its doors to the Pacific Islands ended a quarter of a century of frustration, and opened up a whole world of anticipation. Williams, the great All Black of the 1970s who became an icon to a generation for his groundbreaking deeds in the game, has been a key pillar of the Moana Pasifika bid to gain a place at the Super Rugby table, as patron and driving force behind the consortium.
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Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim a major New Zealand health insurer said it âwill not pay out on Life Insurance policies or medical if one has had the Covid vaccineâ. The claim is misleading; Southern Cross Insurance told AFP health and life insurance policies will continue as normal for people who have received a Covid-19 vaccine. New Zealand s government-run Accident Compensation Corporation also said that they cover vaccine-related injuries.
The claims were posted by a New Zealand-based user here. The post was shared more than 500 times before it was removed.
A screenshot of the post, taken April 9, 2021.
The buyer of five forestry blocks used New Zealand-based family members to make the transactions.
The Overseas Investment Office has stung overseas forestry investors with $1.38 million in fines for using New Zealand-based relatives to invest on their behalf.
According to the regulator, five forestry blocks totalling 3600ha in Awakino, Ngāruawāhia, Awaroa, Paranui and Manganui were purchased by several companies for $12.8m.
The purchasing companies, Smith Road Farm, Paranui Forest and 488 Manganui Road Farm, are all directed by Hamilton-based Jihai Hu and China-based Menglu Song.
Smith Road Farm and Paranui Forest are ultimately owned by Songs Trustee Ltd, owned by Song; 488 Manganui Road Farm is owned by Hu.