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Is the UK finding hard to revive from the hard blow of COVID-19’s ne...
December 26, 2020 05:50 AM PST | By Kunal SawhneyThe concern around a metamorphosed and high-speed moving variant of coronavirus in the UK has triggered a worldwide travel turmoil of late and has pro...

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard chosen for building two state-of-the-art ferri...
December 26, 2020 05:25 AM PST | By Hina ChowdharyIn a major development, the state-owned KiwiRail has zeroed down on Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (domiciled in South Korea) for building its two Interislande...

Deferred Mortgages a cause of worry in NZ as arrears mount
December 26, 2020 05:18 AM PST | By Kunal SawhneyMortgage arrears have been on a rise in NZ as thousands of Kiwis are running behind on mortgage payments. This trend is a result of the fact that the...

With an eye on clean environment, NZ aims to go green by 2025
December 25, 2020 05:13 AM PST | By Kunal SawhneyJacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of NZ, called climate change as among the most significant challenges faced by the country. She declared a climate chan...

Apple autonomous car to be a reality by 2024?
December 25, 2020 05:04 AM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaTechnology giant Apple Inc is thinking of adding its own lustre to an already illustrious electric vehicle market. If reports are to be believed, Appl...

New Zealand’s small wineries bearing the brunt of border closures
December 24, 2020 05:05 AM PST | By Kunal SawhneyWorldwide, the tourism and hospitality sector has seen a downfall in the year 2020, with the lockdown and border restrictions caused by the pandemic....
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Why did China start investigating into Alibaba on monopolistic behav...
December 23, 2020 10:52 PM PST | By Hina ChowdharyChinese regulators have launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will meet Ant Group, the tech giant affiliate, in the upcoming peri...

Alliance Group joins the wage subsidy repayment list
December 23, 2020 09:48 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaAlliance Group has announced to repay $34 million from the wage subsidy declared by the NZ government in early 2020. Alliance Group Limited is a prom...

Boxing Day sales to kickstart earlier through online platforms
December 23, 2020 08:51 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaBoxing Day sales are set to start much earlier than scheduled, this year. Traditionally, as the name suggests Boxing Day sales starts on December 26th...

Google Partners with Aramco to Tap Saudi Cloud Market
December 23, 2020 06:43 PM PST | By Hina ChowdharyGoogle and Saudi Aramco have joined hands to add the Kingdom to the global network of Google Cloud Platform. Under the deal, the technology giant woul...

Ardern asked to tighten her belt amid new COVID-19 strain?
December 23, 2020 06:39 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaThere have been increasing worries about a new strain of coronavirus in the UK, which is believed to be about 70% more transferrable. The strain is s...
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Residential property market sees a significant surge in New Zealand
December 22, 2020 09:46 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaKiwis have rerouted their funds into buying property, which they, otherwise, would have spent on overseas travel. The annual review of the Real Estat...

Apple on the road? Tech giant eyes car production by 2024
December 22, 2020 06:43 PM PST | By Edita Ivancevicby anonymous Apple employees, as Apple refused to comment on future arrangements. Tech behemoth Apple Inc. is now planning to sink its teeth into...

OurCrowd-BNZ partnership to boost prospects for NZ startups
December 22, 2020 06:19 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaOurCrowd, a global venture investing platform and the most active venture investor in Israel, and Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) entered into a partnership...
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Fresh strain of virus cases in the UK leaves New Zealand worried
December 21, 2020 11:43 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaWith COVID-19 creating havoc in 2020, people were looking ahead to find some respite from it in the upcoming period. However, with new variation of th...

Is Coronavirus Mutation Slower than Seasonal Influenza?
December 21, 2020 10:06 PM PST | By Kunal SawhneyUK officials have observed a new mutation of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly and highlight that it is highly transmissible. Several countrie...
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Iron ore jolts another record high, is there more steam left in the...
December 21, 2020 09:37 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaIron ore prices are once again capturing the attention as the prices spike to another record high over supply concerns and robust demand from China. T...

Meridian’s activities resulted in a spike in electricity prices: Ele...
December 21, 2020 09:17 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaA finding made by the Electricity Authority revealed that an undesirable trading situation (UTS) caused power prices to shoot up and extra fossil fuel...
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NZX confesses cybersecurity was not up to par before the attacks
December 21, 2020 08:46 PM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaThe New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX), recently, admitted that its cyber security standards may not have been up to the mark in the recent past as seve...
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Allergic Reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Under FDA Scanner
December 21, 2020 07:48 PM PST | By Hina ChowdharyThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated an investigation into the allergic reactions caused by Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. T...