Unnecessary delays at port and border checkpoints are causing disruption

Monday, 17th August, 2020

Unnecessary and unacceptable delays are happening at port and road border checkpoints, disrupting freight, access to workplaces, and essential supplies to and from Auckland, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett.

The wage subsidy bar is too high

Monday, 17th August, 2020

Businesses will be grateful for the two week extension to the wage subsidy as a band aid to get them through, but the bar is set too high for the battered sector only just inching to recovery before this lockdown knocked their confidence and balance sheets again, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett.

Stop picking winners and losers

Sunday, 16th August, 2020

Government must resolve urgently the discriminatory list of businesses and services that can open in Level 3 while prohibiting trade by so many others regardless of their ability to comply with every safety, health and hygiene requirement.

Government's open and shut rules for business unfair

Friday, 14th August, 2020

Government should focus on crushing the cluster, not businesses who are being denied the opportunity to trade when they can comply with lockdown and alert level hygiene, safety and security rules, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett.
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