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Former PM predicts all forms of 'taxes on the table': Why we need a rethink

Fortunately the Government's balance sheet is strong.

Peter Lyons: Biggest lesson from Great Depression was about cash

COMMENT: The economic engine must be fuelled to prevent a stall, or worse, seizing up.

Comment | Where to get the money? Just create it

COMMENT: A large fiscal deficit needn't mean an increase in government debt. Here's why.

Liam Dann: Ghost of Muldoon - state support can't mean a return to 1970s

Our economy faces a new era of state control but we shouldn't forget lessons of the past.

Former PM's 'real economy' warning

Sir Bill English gives candid warning of the broad and lasting impacts of Covid-19.

Fran O'Sullivan: Time for the uber rich to step up and help

Rich Kiwis should follow Sir Stephen Tindall and stand up and be counted.

Norman Gemmell: Reviving NZ's post-Covid economy

There are at least three 'big issues' to address.

'Worst economic fallout since the Great Depression': IMF

'The bleak outlook applies to advanced and developing economies alike.'

What does a move down to level 3 look like for employers?

Government will thrash out guidance on lower Covid-19 alert level over Easter.

Woman says employer applied for her wage subsidy - after she was sacked

Her boss applied for the scheme under her name after she was made redundant.

Pattrick Smellie: Critical week for lockdown

This week we will reach the mid-point of the 28-day lockdown.

What virus has done to property market - and who's hunting bargains

Buyers are anticipating lower prices, but many have left the market.

Modelling reveals Australians face isolation restrictions for months

A drink at the pub may be further away than Australians initially thought.

Full house to ghost tables: Virus dines out on hospo success

Hanging on for dear life: anatomy of a business meltdown.

Sasha Borissenko: Bosses can't use pandemic to slash and burn

The outbreak doesn't give business-owners licence to flagrantly disregard employment laws.

Opinion: Public health catastrophe versus economic crisis - why there are arguments

Conflicting opinions about how to fix the pandemic come down to a way of thinking.

Staff at one of NZ's iconic firms are taking pay cuts - where does that leave others?

The implications of the nationwide lockdown are just beginning to dawn on many Kiwis.

Peter Lyons: Understanding an economic freefall

Comment: How a 'back to basics' approach can pull NZ out of an economic nosedive.