Restaurant and cafe owners are badly affected by lockdown, with no way to generate any revenue but bills still needing to be paid. And little relief offered even if the alert level goes down to 3, as they still won't be able to open their doors.

We spoke to Buzz cafe owner Michael Gray to see how the High Street business is faring, and how long he thinks it can last under these conditions.

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In episode 8 of Business Connect, we explore how an activity as reliant on physical contact as personal training is surviving the lockdown and how it might evolve in the new environment that follows it. Rex Widerstrom spoke to Daniel Hardie, a personal trainer who has his own business, Cerebellum.

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Wholesalers face unique challenges during a lockdown. Always dependent on cashflow, what happens when clients can't sell the product the wholesaler has already supplied? Will they be able to pay?

del Mundo is a wholesaler of imported wines, dependent on restaurants for much of its sales. As part of our Business Connect series, in episode 7 we speak with owner and founder Lucas Monge.

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Hutt Radio's Business Connect this morning not only looks at local naturopathy studio nourishe, and how it's coping in the restricted environment, but also asks owner Deborah Wright for tips on staying healthy during lockdown.

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With pubs and clubs closed, and the airport barely operating, Hutt-based Dial a Driver has been particularly hard hit by the lockdown.

In episode 5 of Business Connect, owner Aaron Cohen tells Rex Widerstrom that he fears it may not survive much longer, and that some businesses in the transport industry are considering a class action over lost profits and jobs.

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The fourth episode of Hutt Radio's Business Connect talks to one of the founders of Stayhome.co.nz, Kate Banks. The charity aims to provide frontline workers with "wellness packs" during the Covid19 pandemic, and both individuals and businesses can contribute.

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Next up in Hutt Radio's new series Business Connect, looking at how businesses are faring during the Covid19 lockdown, we talk to Chris Perry of Upper Hutt firm Cooper Car Groomers.

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In episode 2 of Business Connect, we talk to Hutt City Councillor and owner of The Shazly Experience salon, Shazly Rasheed, about how her business is coping under lockdown.

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"Business Connect" is a new Hutt Radio series, in which we talk to business people from all over the Hutt Valley about how they're coping with being unable to trade, and what they plan to do to survive after lockdown. Our first guest is Mike Noone, CEO of Tipping Point Marketing, who offers advice to SMEs on how to reach consumers in a post-Covid19 world.

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In this exclusive interview with Hutt Radio's Rex Widerstrom, former Hutt City Council CEO Tony Stallinger says "If the council was to increase rates to cover that so-called $18 million hole it would result in a massive, massive overcharging of ratepayers in the city".

Listen to the full interview, and review Tony Stallinger's supporting document.