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Kiwi families feeling Covid-19 crunch - Salvation Army report

NZ will emerge from Covid-19 crisis to face unprecedented hardship, Salvation Army says.

Quick move to Level 2 can't head off economic slump

Level 2 rules will allow more activity, but until borders open the pain won't stop.

Job crunch: How bad will unemployment get?

New data on Wednesday will show unemployment on the rise. How bad it gets is not yet clear

S&P Global: NZ successfully navigating crisis

Ratings agency S&P has praised New Zealand's economy and pandemic response.

Locked down: The four weeks that changed NZ forever

No one who lived through it will ever forget the great New Zealand lockdown of 2020.

Lockdown fallout brings fear, frustration, anxiety

The mental wellbeing of New Zealanders post lockdown is a major cause for concern.

Analysis: Who are New Zealand's new jobless?

One of the biggest information gaps we have is real-time data on unemployment.

BNZ boss: Businesses in better shape than post GFC

BNZ's latest half year result took a Covid-19 hit but the CEO remains confident.

Negative interest rates likely this year - Westpac

Westpac economists say the Reserve Bank will be forced to cut OCR below zero this year.

A fifth of central NZ businesses have no contingency plan

'It's frightening, in some ways you'd say is it a bit Kiwi? You know, she'll be right?'

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.