Covid 19 coronavirus: Travel restrictions spark NZ boat-building boom
11 Jan, 2021 05:30 PM
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New Zealand-made power boats have been in hot demand as travel restrictions e encouraged Kiwis to holiday at home. Photo / Supplied
Covid-19 has given New Zealand s $2.45 billion-a-year boat building industry a shot in the arm as more and more Kiwis explore their own back yard due to international travel restrictions. At the same time, supply chain problems have slowed down the availability of parts, restricting the supply of new boats while demand heats up.
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Some of New Zealand s 100 or so boat builders have sold out well into 2021 and many are taking on more staff to cope with the demand.
After months of working from home, bad posture leading to medical issues for some
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CHICAGO, Ill. â When we started the whole work-from-home shift, many of us set up desks at the kitchen table or the spare bedroom thinking it would be temporary. But for many, nearly 10 months later, hard chairs and makeshift work desks are taking their toll.
For Zach Stack, working out of his bedroom means extended periods at his bedroom computer.
âInitially, it was just kind of like, move the desk from the other room into my room, just kind of find a chair around the house,â said Stack.
Jetstar looking into eating of passenger s cherries
11 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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A Jetstar spokesman said it appeared there had been a breach in protocol. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
By: Jared Morgan
Jetstar is investigating after a woman claimed a box of cherries taken by the airline s Queenstown Airport check-in staff before a flight back to Auckland were subsequently eaten.
The woman, who does not want to be named, said she her sister and two nieces were about to board a flight on December 11 when staff said their carry-on luggage including the cherries was overweight. They took them off us and said they would dispose of them the next day.