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Covid 19: Aucklanders head to Queenstown conference
Conference appears contrary to advice for Aucklanders to limit travel outside the city.

Number of US investor visa applications soar in NZ
Americans are leading the charge to invest in NZ after our response to the outbreak.

$40 million announced for business network by Phil Twyford and Stuart Nash
The funding announcement was made in Napier today

Ardern looks to the primary sector to help fill the Covid-19 void
The PM says the primary sector will play a big part in rebuilding the economy.

Coronavirus: Bigger impact than trade war - study
Study predicts export losses of more than $40b a week

Dream time for creating a technology business
Comment: Tech start-ups have never had it so good in New Zealand.

Ex-press secretary gets nod in safe National seat
Nicola Grigg says working for Simon Bridges and Bill English was a career highlight.

Comment: Medicinal cannabis is NZ's big global opportunity
Comment: Many Kiwis underestimate the huge potential of this exciting new sector.

'Confronting and life-affirming' experience for visitors
The Whanganui River story at Expo 2020 will show New Zealand's care for people and places.

Foreign water bottlers 'actively' sought by Government
Government officials helped broker a deal with Chinese buyers in the Bay of Plenty.

Record profit growth for NZ tech companies
As it closes in on dairy and tourism, tech deserves to be taken seriously, Shanahan says.

Simon Bridges' first blunder: Attack on Govt rebounds
Bridges attacks payment as 'incompetent' but National paid the same company.

Zeffer cider juiced for Hawke's Bay move
An Auckland export cider company is moving to Hawke's Bay and selling shares to help make the move.

Kiwi luge opens in South Korea
Skyline Enterprises last week opened a $20 million luge development in South Korea's Tongyeong City that sent Korean social media into a frenzy.

App developer gains $5m in US funding round
Wellington startup Stqry (pronunced "story") has also announced a name change as it expands off-shore.

Kiwi firms urged to take a global focus
New Zealand businesses need to be globally focused and prepared to compete, according to global chair of Kea New Zealand Phil Veal.

Export goal needs at least $150b of investment: Joyce
Joyce this week got cabinet approval to develop what he calls "the New Zealand Investment Attraction Strategy".

Lochinver purchase stalls
The sale of Lochinver station to Chinese interests spearheaded by Shanghai Pengxin reignited concerns about farm sales to foreigners during the election campaign.