6 Oct 2021

Christmas: The shipping grinch strikes again

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 6 October 2021

We haven't had Halloween yet - but businesses already have Christmas front of mind.

Getting stock into the country last holiday season was a stressful time for many, largely because of how Covid-19 impacted global shipping.

But local issues were also fuelled by problems at New Zealand's largest port: the Ports of Auckland.

Our reporter Jake McKee went to see how businesses are preparing to avoid Covid-19 being the logistical Grinch again.