Displaying items by tag: CORONAVIRUS

It's been a terrible 18 minths for exporters, according to international trade consultant Charles Finny.

Farmers and lifestyle block owners in the Otago and Southland regions are being asked to avoid lighting fires until lockdown is over, to reduce risk to firefighters.

Butchers across New Zealand are urging the Government to allow them to reopen under strict Covid protocols and serve their communities.

Westpac says it is offering financial support to business customers affected by the latest COVID-19 lockdown.

DairyNZ has developed advice, tools and resources to support dairy farmers and their teams to farm safely during the Covid lockdown.

The productive and primary sector appears to be well placed to deal with the Alert Level Four settings according to the Director General of MPI, Ray Smith.

Horticulture New Zealand says it has now been officially advised by the Ministry for Primary Industries that the settings for this Alert Level 4 are the same as those used last year in Level 4. 

Economists are suddenly divided over whether the official cash rate will rise this afternoon.

Herd improvement company LIC says some of its services are deemed essential and will continue during the Level 4 lockdown.

One of the (positive) side-effects of Covid-19 is the improved air and water quality.