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Greg Ninness with a Top 5 on life in the COVID-19 lockdown featuring nice weather, shopping queues, community spirit, whisky and gin, plus an economic bright spot
13th Apr 20, 10:00am
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Greg Ninness with a Top 5 on life in the COVID-19 lockdown featuring nice weather, shopping queues, community spirit, whisky and gin, plus an economic bright spot
A debt jubilee, universal basic income and regionalism rather than globalisation, are among Steve Keen's key solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting steep economic downturn
12th Apr 20, 7:27am
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A debt jubilee, universal basic income and regionalism rather than globalisation, are among Steve Keen's key solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting steep economic downturn
Official figures show spending on food and groceries rose a whopping $376 million in the past month; elsewhere it's a predictably grim story
9th Apr 20, 11:15am
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Official figures show spending on food and groceries rose a whopping $376 million in the past month; elsewhere it's a predictably grim story
One of the country's largest retailers has provided details of how much of the $6.6 billion Government wage subsidy it has received and where it has gone
9th Apr 20, 10:17am
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One of the country's largest retailers has provided details of how much of the $6.6 billion Government wage subsidy it has received and where it has gone
Peter Dunne says the way the government has approached the pandemic crisis has effectively side-lined NZ First and the Greens and left them largely irrelevant
9th Apr 20, 9:11am
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Peter Dunne says the way the government has approached the pandemic crisis has effectively side-lined NZ First and the Greens and left them largely irrelevant
Brian Fallow looks at the dire economic prognosis thanks to COVID-19, and probes the key issues and options for policy makers as they look ahead to a time when the virus is under control
8th Apr 20, 3:26pm
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Brian Fallow looks at the dire economic prognosis thanks to COVID-19, and probes the key issues and options for policy makers as they look ahead to a time when the virus is under control
In what could be a taste of things to come, an overseas buyer is seeking to walk away from an agreed deal to buy one of the country's largest retirement village operators
8th Apr 20, 10:53am
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In what could be a taste of things to come, an overseas buyer is seeking to walk away from an agreed deal to buy one of the country's largest retirement village operators
Big ticket purchases like property, vehicles and home appliances are the most likely to be delayed with just 45% of consumers confident in their financial situation
8th Apr 20, 9:20am
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Big ticket purchases like property, vehicles and home appliances are the most likely to be delayed with just 45% of consumers confident in their financial situation
We have to hope that our fairly shallow pool of investment funds is able to support New Zealand businesses in the tough times ahead
7th Apr 20, 2:34pm
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We have to hope that our fairly shallow pool of investment funds is able to support New Zealand businesses in the tough times ahead
Latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows that a net 16% of businesses are expecting to shed staff in the next quarter
7th Apr 20, 10:26am
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Latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows that a net 16% of businesses are expecting to shed staff in the next quarter
Locked-up New Zealanders are piling on to the internet, providing broadband volumes normally only seen at the weekend
2nd Apr 20, 9:31am
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Locked-up New Zealanders are piling on to the internet, providing broadband volumes normally only seen at the weekend
The Government is literally throwing money at the coronavirus problem at bewildering speed. If you are finding it all hard to keep track of developments, interest.co.nz is here to help
31st Mar 20, 10:58am
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The Government is literally throwing money at the coronavirus problem at bewildering speed. If you are finding it all hard to keep track of developments, interest.co.nz is here to help
Westpac economists say after a drop in the second half of this year house prices will next year slowly start returning to their 'pre-Covid-19 trajectory'
30th Mar 20, 1:13pm
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Westpac economists say after a drop in the second half of this year house prices will next year slowly start returning to their 'pre-Covid-19 trajectory'
Infometric's Gareth Kiernan sees a massive hit to growth, then some sort of recovery and reasons for cautious optimism
28th Mar 20, 9:50am
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Infometric's Gareth Kiernan sees a massive hit to growth, then some sort of recovery and reasons for cautious optimism
Peter Dunne says unless the relevant government officials move quickly to tidy up anomalies around the lockdown as and when they occur, the 'whole effort risks falling apart'
26th Mar 20, 9:37am
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Peter Dunne says unless the relevant government officials move quickly to tidy up anomalies around the lockdown as and when they occur, the 'whole effort risks falling apart'
The Warehouse says it did believe it was an 'essential service' at the time it stated so to the sharemarket; has now cancelled its dividend; profit guidance withdrawn; share price falls
26th Mar 20, 9:09am
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The Warehouse says it did believe it was an 'essential service' at the time it stated so to the sharemarket; has now cancelled its dividend; profit guidance withdrawn; share price falls