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'Second wave' of job losses coming - here are 14,000 already gone

With cuts affecting low paid workers, the next wave will creep 'higher up the food chain'

The pandemic papers: The inside story of how NZ faced down Great Depression 2.0

Grant Robertson talks of struggling against the biggest economic calamity in a generation.

Editorial: Debt remains a threat to economic recovery

We say: The Reserve Bank has reassured on financial stability but some big risks remain.

Almost 90 jobs go from licensing trust

ILT said they're unable to retain its full quota of staff because of Covid-19.

Redundancies pitting workers against each other

One hotel has offered half of its remaining jobs to work visa holders.

Comment | Only domestic investment can raise our economic fortunes

Comment: 'Rich-nation status or quaint economic backwater. Its our choice.'

Job security slumps as new survey maps financial confidence

A new survey shows that Covid-19 delivered an unprecedented hit to financial resilience.

Campaign urges Kiwis to buy a job

Lockdown will have resulted in some Kiwis reassessing their work priorities.

Concerns Govt lacks vision for Māori economy post-Covid

The pandemic has hurt many Māori businesses and critics say there is no plan to help them.

Milford expert on Budget 2020: 'It's how, not how much'

Budget opens potential, but implementation will determine success, writes Mark Riggall.

'Massive bankruptcies' in two-year global meltdown: expert

Covid-19 is set to have a long-term impact on the economy.

Budget 2020: Business leaders say where the Govt got it right

The Covid recovery fund gets the thumbs up from executives surveyed

Budget 2020: Executives deliver their verdict

Budget gets qualified support from executives.

Workers distraught after restaurant chain lays off 150 despite wage subsidy

Good Group says pandemic has decimated business, and it kept as many staffers as it could.

Mary Holm: Invest or pay off the mortgage? The balance is changing

With mortgage rates so low, wouldn't it be better to put your money into a share fund.

Mary Holm: Should I stick with the market through its ups and downs?

Ride the wave — wherever it takes you.

Budget 2020: Economists deliver post-Budget hangover

While broadly supportive of the Budget economists are wary of high debt and rosy forecasts

NZ shares edge lower as investors digest QE, Covid fund

The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 14.48 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 10,730.68.