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Hipkins on lockdown analysis: We don't put price on lives

Health Minister Chris Hipkins responds to new report.

Brian Fallow: Looking for Covid-19's cost in the job numbers

Wage subsidy appears to have succeeded, and kept people in jobs.

TVNZ announces new newsroom boss

Returning Kiwi journalist who's held positions at Al Jazeera and Bloomberg lands top job.

Oil-rig worker fired for failed alcohol test awarded $35,000

An oil rig worker dismissed after a failed breath alcohol test has been awarded $35,000.

Liam Dann: New top tax rate merely 'symbolic'

Tax change doesn't deal with growing debt problem, ignores "elephant in the room".

Why Covid-19 has seen more people taking the leap into self-employment

If you've lost your job, one way to bounce back is to create your next role.

Wage subsidy helping NZ business make huge profits

The ability to retain the subsidy is why businesses are now declaring big profits.

Economy Hub: Adrian Orr - Don't blame monetary policy for rising inequality

Important for RBNZ to think about "the intended and unintended consequences" of policy.

Latest ASB data: Covid's surprising impact on the economy

The economy continues to do better than expected but a full recovery remains years away.

NZ's Covid response still leads the world - Nobel prize economist

Nobel prize-winning economist says New Zealand's Covid-19 response is best in world.

Former policeman becomes mushroom farmer - now he's becoming a YouTube hit

An ex-policeman who switched careers to mushroom farming is helping others do the same.

Staff meeting turns ugly: Worker chased out of office by boss wins $50k

The boss says he wanted to make sure the worker 'left safely' after a dispute.

Man awarded $20k after discovering image of topless colleague on iPad

A woman used a workmate's iPad to take a photo of an image of her naked breasts.

Masking up? Employers urged to consider health and safety as workers return

Can an employer make you wear a mask?

Building work-life boundaries in the work-from-home era

HBR: Working from home affects the traditional work-family boundaries.

Liam Dann: Future shock - where interest rates never rise and bull markets never die

The US Federal Reserve, which sets the trend for global rates, just made an historic call.

Bruce Cotterill: Get out, see NZ, and keep an industry alive

International tourists will return. Let's make sure businesses are there to welcome them.

Michael Cullen: Hearts and minds key to beating Covid-19

Problem isn't convincing people virus is bad, it's persuading them to keep up the fight.