--- title: COVID-19 BUSINESS INFORMATION description: "Whatever your business, it’s likely that Covid-19 will be impacting you.\n\nYou may be dealing with stock shortages, exporting issues, disrupted travel plans or a sales downturn due to tourist drop off.\n\nThe government’s business site has useful information on all areas of business: imports, exports, travel and how to develop a workplace response to coronavirus. You’ll want to have a plan on how to look after or protect your staff, how to manage sick leave and self isolation, plus consider issues around privacy.\n\nIf you are currently being affected by a downturn in business, there is also a range of tax relief and income assistance detailed on the IRD website.\n\nTalk to us. 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At Balance we fully understand and agree with the measures to curtail the spread of the virus in New Zealand. Health and safety is paramount for us as it is any New Zealand business. Accordingly, and in full compliance with the governmental requirements, our office will be closed from Thursday 26th March until it is advised that we are safe to return to the office.  All of our staff will be working from home throughout the period of level 4 alert and will be available to you via phone, email and other contact methods. Below are the contact details for Partners and Senior Staff: Yvonne Wallis +64 27 471 4035 – [yvonne@balanceca.nz](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/mailto:yvonne@balanceca.nz) Craig McKinnon +64 21 172 1160 – [craig@balanceca.nz](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/mailto:craig@balanceca.nz) John Taylor +64 27 499 5872 – [jt@balanceca.nz](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/mailto:jt@balanceca.nz) Lupton For +64 21 587 866 – [lupton@balanceca.nz](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/mailto:lupton@balanceca.nz) Brooke Polkinghorne +64 27 255 5261 – [brooke@balanceca.nz](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/mailto:brooke@balanceca.nz) Other staff members emails are \[firstname\]@balanceca.nz or please contact those listed above and they will make sure your enquiry is dealt with. Russell Bell is available on +64 21 244 2421 ([russell@manageable.co.nz](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/mailto:russell@manageable.co.nz) ). While Level 4 is in place there will only be ‘essential services’ available, we anticipate a number of our clients will be classed as such but, likewise, business and life will not stop completely for all of us so we are available to assist in any way that we can during ordinary business hours. We wish our clients the very best of health, safety and mind during this coming time of Level 4 COVID-19 Alert – we look forward to returning to our office to conduct business as usual (or close to it) soon. Regards **The Balance Team.**   **![](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734im_/https://balanceca.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Employer-support2-1024x37.png)**   We understand how new this scenario is and the confusion that has arisen for some in relation to the assistance offerings from the Government.   Below is a Work and Income factsheet regarding the wage subsidy and leave payments introduced by the Government. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask, we are more than happy to help.    This link will take you to the application forms, and more detail: [https://workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/covid-19-support.html#null](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734/https://workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/covid-19-support.html#null) Scroll down to the drop down “Apply for Wage Subsidy or Leave Payment” and then select for either Employers or Self Employed.   ![](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002734im_/https://balanceca.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/factsheet-778x1024.png) ![image](https://balanceca.nz/hubfs/raw_assets/public/codfina/images/image_web/Logo_1.png) ##### Balance Whanganui - [0800 480 062](tel:+640800480062) [06 348 0062](tel:+64063480062) - [whanganui@balanceca.nz](mailto:whanganui@balanceca.nz) - 10 Dublin Street, Whanganui, 4500 PO Box 670, Whanganui, 4540 ##### Balance New Plymouth - [06 769 5389](tel:+64067695389) - [newplymouth@balanceca.nz](mailto:newplymouth@balanceca.nz) - 141 Powderham Street PO Box 593, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth 4310 ##### Balance Stratford - [06 765 6156](tel:+64067656156) - [stratford@balanceca.nz](mailto:stratford@balanceca.nz) - 199 Broadway, Stratford, 4352 PO Box 670, Stratford, 4352 Balance Official 2026. 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