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​​​​​​​Who pays for Covid-19 kindness?
Tony Burton reminds us that while Covid-19 loads us up on public debt, there is little that is 'kind' about repaying debt. But it is what has to be done for kindness to be more than a gesture
31st May 20, 11:20am
by Guest
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Opinion
Henry Thomson's Letter from America
Fear of another real estate price crash and memories of the extreme hardship it caused in 2008 haunt housing markets in Arizona, writes Henry Thomson. In conjunction with the pandemic, it's a deep-seated fear
31st May 20, 6:02am
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Henry Thomson
Opinion
Recessions and the destructive effects of long-term unemployment
Massey's Alison Brook looks at how we are responding to a world-scale natural disaster that is killing jobs super-fast and what the resulting long-term unemployment will will do to economic prospects
30th May 20, 10:52am
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Alison Brook
Rural News
Irrigation, dairy conversion and fresh water resources
Angus Kebbell talks to a Hurunui River dairy farmer and DOC's chief scientist about how land use changes brought by irrigation are changing the river catchment water quality
30th May 20, 10:30am
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Angus Kebbell
Property
Auction results suggest apartment prices weakening in Auckland
At recent Auckland apartment auctions there were plenty of potential buyers and they weren't afraid to bid but everything that sold went for less than its rating valuation
30th May 20, 7:03am
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Greg Ninness
Opinion
​​​​​​​Who pays for Covid-19 kindness?

Tony Burton reminds us that while Covid-19 loads us up on public debt, there is little that is 'kind' about repaying debt. But it is what has to be done for kindness to be more than a gesture

31st May 20, 11:20am
by Guest
8
Opinion
Henry Thomson's Letter from America

Fear of another real estate price crash and memories of the extreme hardship it caused in 2008 haunt housing markets in Arizona, writes Henry Thomson. In conjunction with the pandemic, it's a deep-seated fear

31st May 20, 6:02am
by Henry Thomson
21
Opinion
Recessions and the destructive effects of long-term unemployment

Massey's Alison Brook looks at how we are responding to a world-scale natural disaster that is killing jobs super-fast and what the resulting long-term unemployment will will do to economic prospects

30th May 20, 10:52am
by Alison Brook
57
Rural News
Irrigation, dairy conversion and fresh water resources

Angus Kebbell talks to a Hurunui River dairy farmer and DOC's chief scientist about how land use changes brought by irrigation are changing the river catchment water quality

30th May 20, 10:30am
by Angus Kebbell
24
Property
Auction results suggest apartment prices weakening in Auckland

At recent Auckland apartment auctions there were plenty of potential buyers and they weren't afraid to bid but everything that sold went for less than its rating valuation

30th May 20, 7:03am
by Greg Ninness
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News
News
Weekend briefing: Emptiness engulfs the US
US consumers stop spending; US factories retrench; US economic activity dives; Canada contracts; US gifts global leadership to China; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; unusual oil pricing; gold up; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 67.4
30th May 20, 9:00am
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by David Chaston
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Rural News
Rural News
May log market report
China log demand picks up on restart but not to last-year levels. Recent price bounce over quickly. All eyes on China's domestic recovery. Neither India, nor domestic demand show much prospect
30th May 20, 11:36am
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by Scott Downs
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Banking
Banking
Several billions of dollars of loans shift to interest only in April
The number of borrowers going interest only increases, as 24% of housing and 41% of business loans were interest only at the end of April
29th May 20, 5:57pm
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by Jenée Tibshraeny
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Opinion
Opinion
Top 5 COVID-19 Alert Level 2 special: Govt Response Stringency Index, right place at the right time, turning Japanese & more
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29th May 20, 1:42pm
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by Gareth Vaughan
11
Business
National proposes paying businesses $10k for every new hire
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29th May 20, 12:36pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
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America’s delisting threat could pay off

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Robertson not keen to use the Reserve Bank as his ATM

29th May 20, 10:00am
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Opinion
By all means focus on the risks to banks' assets, but don't forget about the liabilities

29th May 20, 9:01am
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Brian Fallow
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Lockdown politics and the rural vote

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Guy Trafford
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