John Weekes
Senior Business Reporter
John Weekes is a business journalist covering aviation and court. He has previously covered consumer affairs, crime, politics and court.
John Weekes is a business journalist covering aviation and court. He has covered some of New Zealand and Queensland's most high-profile court cases and trials, as well as politics, breaking news and consumer affairs. He covered transport disasters at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and soon after reported on the Antarctic adventurer Busby Noble. John's work since has assisted abuse survivors, fraud victims and people suffering from rare illnesses. He rejoined the Herald in 2020, previously working at Stuff and News Corp, Australia.
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Omicron, inflation nasty ingredients for My Food Bag
'Aggressive' market: Omicron adds foul taste to supply issues, and inflation's a headache.
Cost of living bites: Fresh produce leaps 10 per cent
Cheesed off at food prices? Fear not, economist says, there's reason to be upbeat.
Pandemic-ravaged restaurants spur Auckland start-up
'Children of Parkable' drive new site tackling cafe crisis, catering to niche diets.
Oat milk makers get $6 million loan
People moo-ving on from dairy: Oat milk producer gets loan of up to $6 million.
Delta forces CBD shops to discard food, stock
From the gullet to the gurgler: Food binned as Covid-19 strikes city businesses.