Following a period of strong and stable New Zealand dairy prices, the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 will keep downward pressure on global dairy commodity prices through much of 2020.

By Michael McCarthy (chief market strategist, CMC Markets and Stockbroking)

New Zealand-based digital design and engineering company, ClearPoint, is excited to announce the arrival of Dan Cornwall to the ClearPoint senior leadership team. Dan has been appointed as the Chief of Design, a new role which will launch a new design practice for ClearPoint’s clients.

Card spending on travel agency and tour arrangement services had the biggest fall on record in March 2020, Stats NZ said today.

For the first time, Stats NZ is publishing lower-level card spending data to help New Zealanders assess the impact of COVID-19.

Spending on eating out and accommodation plunged more than $300 million or almost one-third in March in the wake of measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, Stats NZ said today.

Anyone who has deferred their mortgage repayments for up to six months because they are financially impacted by Covid-19 will not have their credit rating affected as a result of the deferral, provided they were not in arrears before the pandemic.

The Light Traffic Index fell 29.3% m/m in March, while the Heavy Traffic fell 8.0% m/m. The month included nearly a full week of Level 4 lockdown.

April data will be even weaker as it features more weeks of lockdown.

The Light Traffic Index fell 29.3% m/m in March, while the Heavy Traffic fell 8.0% m/m. The month included nearly a full week of Level 4 lockdown.

April data will be even weaker as it features more weeks of lockdown.

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the general availability of Unisys Always-On Access™ (AOA), powered by Stealth™, its award-winning Unisys Stealth® security software that provides unmatched protection to users working remotely from home or from alternative facilities.

Suncorp New Zealand has put a comprehensive suite of options in place to support Vero and Asteron Life insurance customers experiencing financial hardship as a direct result of COVID-19.