Government backs business through COVID-19
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government has announced a suite of new measures to provide relief for small and medium-sized businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finance...
Save the Children: Convert $60 billion of debt into fund to fight Covid-19 in...
Source: Save The Children
The world’s 75 poorest countries in the world are scheduled to pay $60bn of debts to external creditors in 2020 –...
Plastic is not our friend
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
Could anyone have imagined this? We have to google “where to find gloves and masks?” before going grocery shopping.
And there I...
Home support workers are on the front line, so why haven’t they been paid?
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
Despite guaranteed government funding and subsidy schemes such as essential service leave, the largest employers in New Zealand’s home support...
Four additional deaths linked to COVID-19, 17 new cases
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is extremely sad to report four additional deaths linked to COVID-19 infection.
One death has occurred...
Auckland Council announces 73 priority infrastructure projects
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Council has submitted a list of 73 key projects to the Infrastructure Industry Reference Group, the taskforce set up by the...
New Zealand Economy – Updates to Reserve Bank Banking Supervision Handbook
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank has published on its website updated versions of two Banking Supervision Handbook documents – • “Statement...
Farming – New Zealand livestock responsible for less emissions than previously thought
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
A recent finding that livestock are responsible for less nitrous oxide than previously estimated underlines the value of in-depth research and...
New Zealand Economy – NZ Treasury publishes COVID-19 economic scenarios, weekly data
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: The Treasury
The Treasury today has published seven different scenarios on the possible economic impacts of COVID-19. It has also started weekly publication...
Teaming up to feed a kiwi icon
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 14 Apr 2020
Media contact: MPI media team
Fisheries New Zealand is teaming up with Sealord and the Wildlife Hospital Trust...
ACC employer levies a sham during lockdown
Source: Taxpayers Union
14 APRIL 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling on ACC and its Minister Iain Lees-Galloway to ensure that employers are not required to...
COVID-19: Tertiary student support package
Source: New Zealand Government
An immediate student support package announced today in response to Covid-19 will assist students financially to continue their studies, Education Minister...
