Liam Dann: What snap lockdown means for interest rates
This lockdown hasn't shifted economic forecasts but that doesn't mean it has no influence.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Unemployment
Why latest NZ unemployment figure may not give a true picture
ANALYSIS: Important to get figures right to know if we are truly out of any recession.
Liam Dann: Why this lockdown should cost the economy less
We're getting better at this: ASB has revised down estimates of lockdown economic impact.
Survey: Why we don't always call in sick when we should
Survey reveals workload and lack of staff to blame for sick workers not taking leave.
Bottle store owner fined for exploiting worker must pay $15k more
Super Liquor store owner to pay more than $15,000 in legal costs for investigation.
Liam Dann: Why economists got unemployment so wrong
It's been a tough year for economists - at least they've been wrong for the right reasons.
Editorial: We should celebrate economic success, but not for long
New Zealand's economic success through the pandemic brings with it a new set of risks.
Liam Dann: Shock unemployment drop raises questions about stimulus
NZ recovery so successful that we're going to be first in world to face rate rise dilemma.
Unemployment falls in jobs data shock
Economists had expected a rise to around 5.6 per cent.
Liam Dann: Why good jobs data could point to higher interest rates
Strong numbers tomorrow may raise more alarm bells than weak data, economists say.
Job losses: Is the worst now behind us?
The unemployment figures for the December quarter are due to be released on Wednesday.
Māori economy put at $68.7b: BERL report
The financial value of assets in Māori economy: $42.6b to $68.7b in five years.
The top NZ jobs to emerge from the pandemic
The global pandemic hit the job market hard - here are the jobs that came out on top.
New year, new job? What happened when one man quit his dream job
OPINION: In February, Manchester City beat Real Madrid - and I emailed my boss to resign.
Summer jobs for students: Who's hiring - and what they'll pay
Plenty of young people want - or need - to earn while they don't learn.
US unemployment benefits to lapse as Trump rages
US President Donald Trump has refused to sign the Covid relief bill, demanding changes.
Big read: Is there such thing as a humane eviction?
NEW YORK TIMES: As a bulge of evictions looms, a US sheriff is trying to soften the blow.
Liam Dann: Content or complacent? NZ's happiness dilemma
Kiwis rise to the challenge of the big shocks but struggle to confront ongoing problems.
Covid-19: Was the $14b wage subsidy well-spent?
Govt payout kept people in jobs, but could that have been achieved at less cost?
Editorial: Take a bow New Zealand, we saved our economy
New Zealanders went on a heroic spending spree in the third quarter, GDP figures showed.
New survey: Most in demand jobs for 2021 revealed
Recruiter Hays has released a list of the most in-demand jobs for 2021
'A doozy': NZ's Covid comeback - get set for biggest quarterly economic rebound
Third quarter GDP numbers due this week are expected to show a big economic rebound.
Liam Dann: Are low interest rates good or bad for poor people?
Middle-class panic has put heat on interest rates but what's the impact on real poverty?
Covid stress, job losses: Man's heart attack on Auckland Harbour Bridge
Researchers warn a rise in unemployment due to Covid could mean more heart attacks.
Economy Hub: Adrian Orr on the politics of house prices
Watch: Adrian Orr talks to Liam Dann about house prices, Covid recovery...and that letter.
Kiwis went on post-lockdown spending bender. Here's what we bought
It would appear the stories about spending up big after the Covid lockdown were true.
Govt's $16m to help desperate, jobless migrant workers
Emergency benefits are expected to help 5800 migrant workers, at a cost of $16 million.
House price surge just getting started, Westpac warns
The economy is performing better than expected with lower unemployment, says Westpac.
Editorial: Five big take-outs from all the Reserve Bank news
Editorial: Covid is complicating the Reserve Bank's message but here's a summary.
Liam Dann: What went wrong? Why is the economy doing so well?
We don't run inquests into why things have gone better than expected, but we should.
More than 11,800 working age population on jobseeker benefit
Covid gets the blame for skyrocketing number of Northlanders on jobseeker benefit.
How bad will it be? New jobs data to reveal economic damage
September quarter unemployment data is due this Wednesday.