Covid-19
RUA, CBD, GFI: Why are these 3 NZX stocks in focus?
- August 12, 2022 02:33 PM NZST
- Manika

The medicinal cannabis industry is growing at a fast pace. It is expected to be a US$13.4-billion industry, according to a report CBD, RUA are making cannabis medicines that are gaining acceptance for use by general practitioners.
TCL, LIC, AFI: 3 NZX-listed stocks going ex-dividend in August
- July 28, 2022 07:29 PM NZST
- Manika
RUA, CBD, GFI: How are these 3 stocks faring on NZX?
- July 20, 2022 04:36 PM NZST
- Manika
SCT, VGL, RAK: 3 NZX tech stocks to watch out for this month
- July 05, 2022 07:46 PM NZST
- Jasmine Anand
NZ moves to phase 2 of Omicron response from today
- February 15, 2022 03:38 PM NZDT
- Manika

COVID-19: A week that wreaked havoc in Australia
- September 10, 2021 07:36 PM NZST
- Furquan Moharkan
Highlights The country saw 32% jump in the weekly cases. Thursday witnessed the highest number of cases reported by the country since the pandemic’s onset. Almost two-thirds of the country have now been vaccinated – at least with o...
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How is New Zealand gearing up for vaccine passports by December this year?
- September 10, 2021 07:20 PM NZST
- Jasmine Anand
Highlights New Zealand has received another shipment of Pfizer vaccines from Spain. Next large vaccine consignment is to arrive in October, thereby ensuring enough doses for all the eligible Kiwis across the country. The NZ vaccine passport to...
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Lockdown to end soon? NSW inching closer to 70% vaccination milestone
- September 09, 2021 08:35 PM NZST
- Furquan Moharkan
Highlights NSW will start reopening the state after three months of COVID-19 lockdown. Australia is set to start vaccine passport services within weeks. Airline stocks continue to be battered. Australia’s most populous provinc...
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COVID-19 upturn stalls reopening of Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand
- September 09, 2021 07:13 PM NZST
- Team Kalkine Media
The reopening of Australia NZ travel bubble has received another setback after New Zealand’s Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins brushed off the possibility of resuming quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia in the near future....
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How feasible is travel ban amidst Australian tourism woes
- September 04, 2021 02:14 AM NZST
- Anam Siddiqui
Highlights Australia has extended its international travel ban until mid-December, intending to fully vaccinate 80% of its adult population by then. Export revenue from international education plunged 28% in one year, according to A...
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Asia Pacific markets close in green
- August 30, 2021 10:35 PM NZST
- Furquan Moharkan
Highlights Most APAC markets began the week on a positive note. Australia recorded an unprecedented surge in fresh COVID-19 cases. Investors are keeping track of Meituan results. Asia Pacific shares on Monday closed mostly in the green, w...
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COVID-19: NSW records highest ever single-day tally
- August 30, 2021 07:02 PM NZST
- Furquan Moharkan
Highlights New South Wales has reported the highest number of single day infections. Most cases in the country are locally transmitted. NSW mulls to open up pubs, cafes, and restaurants once 70% of the population is vaccinated. Aust...
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Asia Pacific markets mixed; all eyes on Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
- August 27, 2021 06:11 PM NZST
- Furquan Moharkan
Asia-Pacific shares were trading mixed on Friday as investors remained guarded ahead of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium where Fed Chair Jerome Powell will be speaking. In Australia, the benchmark ASX200 pared early losses o...
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APAC markets start the week on a high, major indices surge 2%
- August 23, 2021 08:21 PM NZST
- Furquan Moharkan
Equity markets in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region were rallying on Monday morning after the Hong Kong markets bounced back from last week’s bearish trend. By Monday afternoon, the benchmark Hang Seng Index of Hong Kong was trading 1.78% higher,...
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How is NZ's COVID-19 vaccination process progressing amid the Delta outbreak?
- August 23, 2021 05:57 PM NZST
- Jasmine Anand
Highlights New Zealand is struck by the deadlier version of COVID-19, the Delta variant, with the greatest number of cases coming from Auckland followed by Wellington. Currently, under alert level 4 lockdown, the NZ Government held a conf...
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