FROM THE EDITOR

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Be kind and carry on

Well, what a ride the past quarter has been for New Zealand business! 

I’m in absolute awe over the way the business community has swivelled, pivoted and managed its way through arguably the most tumultuous time in the nation’s history – barring two World Wars of course!

Kiwi business owners everywhere deserve a medal for facing up to the adversity and disruption caused by Covid-19 and, in the majority of cases, trading through successfully. Our team of five million has pulled together and supported local business to the best of our ability and means, which is truly remarkable.

But Covid delivered a major body hit – we’ve all felt it. And it will hurt for some time to come.

The publisher of NZBusiness was not spared from the impact of Covid-19 – which is why this quarterly print edition is far from the size of publication we were planning before the lockdown.

But rest assured that while it’s a more compact edition, the goal is to be back to our very ‘bumper best’ for our final 2020 quarterly in November.

The stories that made the cut onto these pages represent a tiny snapshot of business in post-Covid New Zealand, with a particular focus around technology.

Of course, one of the technologies many of us had to master for the first time during lockdown is videoconferencing, aka virtual meetings. If we had never heard of Zoom before the lockdown, we are certainly familiar with it now! 

Technology has proven to be instrumental in helping businesses to pivot and refocus their offering during the pandemic. Working from home has presented challenges and lessons too – however, technology has been the great enabler. How would we have all coped before high-speed broadband? 

Until our next print issue, remember to stay informed and
up-to-date via our monthly e-newsletters and digital platform: www.nzbusiness.co.nz  

If you would like to share your business story, please drop me a line at the email address below.

And a big thank you for your loyalty and feedback over the past months. Your words of encouragement have indeed helped us carry on.