Air New Zealand has shared its updated schedule for domestic flights over the next week, as the country outside Auckland moves to alert level 3. The airline has also confirmed it is extending its Covid-19 flexibility policy for domestic travel until the end of October. This means the fee for changing bookings will be waived, […]

UK-based digital infrastructure startup Lake Parime plans to build a 10MW data centre near Clyde, in the South Island. The South Island is soon set to have excess power as the huge Tiwai aluminium smelter plant closes in 2024. Contact Energy is looking to sign 300MW of power deals to make up for the loss. […]

The pressure on Auckland hospitals from the Covid-19 outbreak has forced patients with spinal injuries to be transferred to Christchurch. There are 32 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with eight in intensive care, and the call has gone out for nurses around the country to assist. There are 687 cases of Covid-19 in the current outbreak; […]

New Zealand is once again split along a Covid-19 border with police checkpoints in operation at the boundaries of alert levels 3 and 4. The country south of Auckland is in lockdown level 3 and the checkpoints at five locations on the city’s southern boundaries have been running since 11pm yesterday. Only those with exemptions […]

Immigration is becoming a serious concern for many. Last month, Immigration New Zealand cancelled 50,000 temporary visa applications, including overseas partners of New Zealanders. INZ has also ceased processing any applications for anyone overseas, with a few exceptions. According to Licensed Immigration Adviser Ankur Sabharwal, There are around 5000 post-study work visa (PSWV) holders have […]

Ritchies Transport, which runs 1,600 vehicles and 42 depots that operate across the country, will be acquired by the global investment firm KKR. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources familiar with the circumstances say the deal values Ritchies at over $500 million. The government now requires all of its agencies and […]

Contact Energy announced that it would proceed with its new Tauhara power station, its second geothermal development at the Tauhara field near Taupo, New Zealand. The project is due to complete in 2023. The project will significantly boost the local economy, investing around $580 million and creating approximately 500 jobs during the construction phase. Japanese […]

The Covid-19 Vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board believes a woman’s death may have been caused by myocarditis, a rare side effect of the Pfizer vaccine. It is being treated as the first case in New Zealand where a death in the days after vaccination has been linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. In a statement, […]

Singapore on Saturday (Aug 28) announced tighter COVID-19 border measures for travellers from New Zealand due to the increase in the number of cases there. From 11.59pm on Monday, Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-term pass holders who have travel history to New Zealand in the past 21 days before departure to Singapore will have to […]

Taranaki has been known as a dairy region, but the region may soon become recognized for its avocados as thousands of trees being planted around the region. Some 6000 avocado trees will go into the ground this year, with another 10,000 in 2022. According to economic development agency Venture Taranaki, avocados are a significant export […]