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Liam Dann: The big investment question testing our Covid response

Kiwis have been collectively more cautious about Covid-19 than many other nations.

Paul Matthews: The robots are coming, and we're not ready

What we need from the govt's sweeping Review of Vocational Education.

Tauranga job seekers feeling 'daunted and fragile'

Competition for some jobs in Tauranga is running hot.

Editorial: GDP focus masks bigger economic challenges

We measure recession in GDP points, but the reality of downturn and recovery runs deeper.

Parental leave boost for new parents from next month

COMMENT: From July, paid parental leave period will increase from 22 weeks to 26 weeks.

Covid 19: Recession will hammer South Island

Regions reliant on tourism will bear brunt of sluggish recovery from Covid lockdown.

Comment: Why this recession could be the shortest since WW2

There are signs that the economy will recover quickly, writes Chris Smith.

Fran O'Sullivan: A billion dollars to make the border safe? It's worth it, Grant

Last thing business needs is bureaucratic incompetence exposing them to future lockdowns

Three developments that shifted Treasury's view on economy

What's changed and why.

NZ dollar falls with stock market correction

The kiwi was trading at 64.18 US cents at 5pm.

NZ's economy among the worst hit by Covid-19: OECD

Economy faces larger hit than most other OECD economies, report warns.

NZ's economy: Are we spinning in mid-air, on the verge of a fall?

Optimism about the recovery took hold this week but big challenges remain, says economist.

US Fed to keep borrowing costs low through 2022

The Fed also said it would keep providing aid by buying bonds.

Bouncing back from Covid-19? What the financial markets are telling us

Flickers of optimism about the road ahead have emerged from the financial markets.

Interactive: The companies where 14,000 NZ jobs have been lost

New Zealand prepares for a second wave of job cuts.

Comment: What now for our post-Covid economic rehabilitation?

We've made it through A&E but now begin our long, painful recovery.

Pattrick Smellie: Hooray for level 1. Now what?

Relief and optimism will fade as focus turns squarely onto the economy.

Market soars and economists upgrade outlook on move to level 1

Share markets soared and economists revised their forecasts as optimism took hold today.