by Janice Dagg | 27 May, 2022 | Business, Life & Leisure
Marlene Ditchfield Profile Writer/Photographer Deciding to follow your dream and create a business, or to change direction in life, takes an enormous amount of courage at the best of times. To do so in the time of covid brings up another set of challenges but that...
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by Bevan Wills | 24 May, 2022 | Business, Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough
HELEN HOLT helen.holt@age.co.nz A power outage halted weekend trading on Saturday morning after a magpie flew into a transformer. The trip happened just before 9am, and Transpower restored power at 10.45am. However, some residents were still waiting for power at 4pm....
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by Bevan Wills | 24 May, 2022 | Business, Masterton, Masterton District Council, Property News
Emily Ireland emily.ireland@age.co.nz A rental accommodation shortage in Masterton has forced a business to house its staff at a council-owned holiday park. This was revealed at Wednesday’s Masterton District Council meeting when iwi representative Tiraumaera...
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by Christine Dornan | 29 Apr, 2022 | Business, Carterton, Local News
Carterton cafe Page 42 has closed its doors, citing financial troubles as a result of the pandemic. PHOTO/TOM TAYLOR Cafe sinks under weight of pandemic A Carterton cafe that had made the finals of a business competition has closed its doors, citing financial troubles...
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by Bevan Wills | 18 Apr, 2022 | Business, Local News
Most Wairarapa businesses are dropping the My Vaccine Pass system, according to a recent survey. A total of 34 businesses responded to a Wairarapa Times-Age and Business Wairarapa survey distributed last week. Most expected the loosening of New Zealand’s red covid-19...
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by Christine Dornan | 2 Apr, 2022 | Business, Local News
Minimum wage earners will take home almost $2500 more a year. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM The minimum wage increased by $1.20 yesterday, putting almost $2500 more into the pockets of New Zealand’s lowest-paid workers each year. However, a Wairarapa chartered accountant said...
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