Special Focus: COVID-19

2degrees has outlined its approach to customer care in response to the impacts of Covid-19. CEO Mark Aue reassured customers that its mobile and broadband networks are working...

March has certainly been interesting month. In the Bay we’ve gone from being flat out, with concerns about how we’ll cope with growth, to staring at an...

Billy Connolly once said “there is no such thing as bad weather, only a bad choice of clothes”. While that’s a typical Connolly quip, I think it...

The Italian experience with the Covid-19 pandemic is providing some valuable lessons for kiwifruit processors in the Bay of Plenty as they grapple with harvesting a record...

Covid-19 is an extraordinary situation that has shocked the world’s economy. There is a lot of anxiety amongst the business community because businesses like certainty and there...

These are challenging times as we all struggle to come to terms with the deaths and the ongoing mental, physical and financial stresses that our families and...

Working from home presents two broad concerns: Cyber-security. Ensuring systems are available and information is protected, and Physical security. Ensuring offices and assets are protected during reduced staffing. Cyber-security Remote...

The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is expanding its resources to help businesses affected by Covid-19. Additional funding has been provided by the government to the Regional Business...

In my March article on business continuity and contingency planning, I broadly covered aspects around having a plan in place for times of crisis. The time of crisis...