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Analysing Govt's pre-Budget moves: This is not a rainy day, it's a violent storm

Finance Minister warns difficult times are ahead, but looks forward to a 'reset'.

Comment: Professions deserve and want wage subsidy scrutiny

The question for professions should be "am I doing the right thing?"

Paul Conway: Now is the time to build a better NZ economy

Covid-19 has cut a swathe through our economy.

Comment: Tax question looms over NZ's recovery

Will Labour break its commitment not to raise tax rates, even in the face of Covid-19?

Fran O'Sullivan: Sir Roger Douglas' diagnosis not what Labour wants to hear

Sir Roger Douglas right to query wage cash for 'wealthy firms'.

Juha Saarinen: Don't rush contact tracing apps

It's better for now to temper expectations around contact tracing apps.

Comment: Why the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme is doomed to fail

The Government must address the BFGS's problems, if not, it will fail.

Paul McBeth: Supermarkets rolling in it as lockdown eases

But panic-buying of the sort we saw was only a temporary boost

Crisis management: Carnival Cruises' response to Covid-19

Cruise ship companies have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.

Comment: How does our SME Loan Guarantee Scheme measure up to others?

Comparing New Zealand, Australia and UK's SME loan support models.

Bryce Wilkinson: That old snake oil theory that central bank credit is a free lunch

Money handed out to Kiwis must be taken from other Kiwis, one way or another.

The return of Winston Peters paves way for intriguing Budget, electrifying election

Peters punts up policies that would make New Zealand 'great again'.

Comment: Banks must lend beyond what traditional collateral allows

This is a call to all banks to accelerate your product development work.

Juha Saarinen: Two screens on the same device? Yeahnah...

Dual-screen laptops have been on the cards for a while now, but difficult to get right.

Matthew Hooton: Universal Basic Income high on Government's post-lockdown agenda

The final decision, as always, will be made by Winston Peters

Mary Holm: Why are more people buying shares than selling?

There's no use crying over a rash KiwiSaver move — so clean up and move on.