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Govt to bolster MSD for likely benefit numbers spike
Unemployment is expected to jump significantly – as is the number of benefit seekers.
A fifth of central NZ businesses have no contingency plan
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Liam Dann: Minimum wage rise means more effort needed to keep firms afloat
The Government forged ahead with minimum wage rises today, will it help or hurt recovery?
Comment: Raise welfare now to save lives in virus crisis
Comment: The economic rescue plan will fail to help many of our most vulnerable workers.
QE Explainer: RBNZ move signals new era for economy
The Reserve Bank draws on New Zealand's collective wealth to stabilise money markets.
Coronavirus crisis: Thousands of job cuts coming
The Chamber of Commerce says job cuts are coming and has urged the Government to do more.
The 2020 recession is 'here and now' - S&P Global
NZ faces at least three quarters of negative growth, global recession now inevitable.
Peter Lyons | All eyes on joblessness
Comment: A surge in joblessness would indicate our economy has slammed into reverse.
Audrey Young: How coronavirus will impact election
It could become an election year contest between competence and relevancy.
Liam Dann: Could we still cope? Kiwis have forgotten what recession is
After 11 years, there's a generation of Kiwi firms that have never dealt with recession.
Liam Dann: Reserve Bank keeps calm and carries on
Keep calm and carry on: Reserve Bank says it's too soon to act on coronavirus threat.
Liam Dann: Economists warn of coronavirus shock
New jobs data points to strong NZ economy but coronavirus could cut 1st quarter GDP 0.6%.
Government defends soaring benefit numbers
New figures reveal an increase of more than 15,000 people.
Minimum wage rise expected to create 6500 fewer jobs: MBIE
The minimum wage is set to raise again in April, but not everyone thinks it's a good idea.
Data points to economic boost
GDP growth has slowed but recent run of strong data suggests it's not as bad as expected.
Liam Dann: The bad joke that spoiled a golden decade
As the decade draws to a close Liam Dann looks back on the forces that shaped our lives.
Market Watch: Eight big picks for 2020
Can markets hit new highs in 2020 after a huge 2019? Or will politics unsettle investors?
Editorial: Fair fiscal winds blow Finance Minister's way
EDITORIAL: Economic sentiment has turned as the doomsday scenarios failed to eventuate.
Whanganui skills gap holding back business growth
Skills gaps are keeping many of our businesses from expanding to their full potential.
'Disheartening, stressful and unsettling': Transitional housing stays
The government has spent more than $9 million on transitional housing in Tauranga.
Watercooler conversations: When you quit a job, don't burn any bridges
Avoid burning bridges on your way in - or out - the door.
Liam Dann: An idiot's guide to the Official Cash Rate
An OCR decision provides a barometer of the economy.
Job speed dating at Auckland Airport: 300 roles on offer
More than 30 employers and 500 job seekers have registered to attend the event.
Liam Dann: Jobs market may be worse than it looks
There are cracks appearing in New Zealand's strong labour data. Should we be worried?
Editorial: Can record wage growth pull NZ out of its inflation rut?
EDITORIAL: As wage growth reaches decade highs, NZ needs to do a lot better.
Economist tips wage growth to hit 10-year high
Unemployment has likely risen, but the labour market remains tight, pushing wages up.
Liam Dann: Good news for Govt as business and consumer confidence turns
Consumer and business confidence getting better? Perhaps, but they couldn't get much worse
Local Focus: Whanganui youth employment positive
Plenty of opportunity for Whanganui school leavers. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Liam Dann: Govt should ignore calls for panic spending
Calls for Grant Robertson to launch emergency economic stimulus are unrealistic.
Building confidence: Can we turn around the economic gloom?
Why is business so gloomy ... and what would it take to cheer them up?
Liam Dann: Cheer up, we're not sliding into recession
COMMENT: Growth is slowing but there is hope on the horizon.
Up to 160 jobs to go at Auckland Council
Most of the jobs will be back-house staff to make way for more positions in growth areas.
Two years of 'hell': Woman gets $45k over sham restructure
Woman was unfairly treated at work, phased out in sham company restructure.