Brian Fallow: Jobs bouncing back from Covid? Not so fast
PAYE data suggests employment hasn't recovered as strongly as believed.
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Growth has been all about numbers, not increasing each visitor's spending.
Ardern wants informal Apec Leaders meeting on Covid
Apec is a long game. It is New Zealand's challenge to give it a very big nudge.
Opinion: Vaccine deployment a challenge to supply chain
Deployment of vaccines will challenge our cold chain network on a scale rarely seen.
Richard Prebble: A road map out of the pandemic
OPINION: Yo-yoing lockdowns shows we need a new Covid strategy, argues Richard Prebble.
Cecilia Robinson: Enough talk. It's time to move the port
New Zealand is good at talking but slow to act, argues Cecilia Robinson.
Juha Saarinen: When will these mega hacks end?
Recent exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities are as bad as it gets.
Fran O'Sullivan: Quake a rollicking reminder to share the reins
New Zealand faces more threats than Covid — and PM needs to divvy up leadership burden.
Mary Holm: On mortgages, managed funds and investing in Kiwi shares
Is it better to buy a lifestyle block or keep on saving? Why not follow your dreams?
Steven Joyce: It's time we climbed out of the Covid bunker
Govt looks grumpy and defensive as it trots out the same old answers for each new problem.
Kate MacNamara: Zero Covid is an emergency measure. When do we lift it?
Covid vaccine plan in train surely signals time to move NZ beyond crisis mentality.
Liam Dann: Queen City feels the pain - and it hurts
Auckland's CBD is being battered by border closure, infrastructure work and social change.
Brian Fallow: Cutting farm emissions - without cutting farm output
Fewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.
Matthew Hooton: Lockdown 4 sparks PM's wrath
1000 jobs have gone — all because health bureaucrats failed to make one connection.
City Rail Link boss: Project forges on despite challenges
We have a tremendous and exciting year ahead, says Sean Sweeney.
Damien Venuto: Has PM Jacinda Ardern lost the room?
The messaging isn't coming through as clearly this time, writes Damien Venuto.
Jeremy Sutton: The high legal cost of getting protection from an abusive partner
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Fran O'Sullivan: Business knock, knock knocking on PM's door
Patience fraying on access to Government's Covid strategy.
Opinion: Why 2021 will be the year of the IPO
Look for a healthy pipeline of initial public offers this year.
Richard Prebble: Covid-19 requires a Royal Commission
OPINION: Another lockdown shows New Zealand has lessons to learn. We need our own inquiry.
Juha Saarinen: How to online during lockdown
If you have kids, they're going to school where you work and live.
Opinion: Does more money always buy better education?
Can a lack of funding be blamed for students' decline in reading, maths and science?
Opinion: Rocket Lab exit to have profound impact on NZ innovation ecosystem
Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, has chosen to go public through a SPAC.
Sasha Borissenko: Report finds gaps in Animal Welfare Act
Legislation failed to ensure "physical, health and behavioural needs" of animals are met.
Richard Prebble: Why are lockdowns the only option?
New Zealand has no alternative to lockdowns.
Bruce Cotterill: Time for NZ to get ready for post-Covid world
OPINION: The people will come again. And when they do, we had better be ready.
Fran O'Sullivan: Up isn't the only way for property prices
Values have fallen before — let's make it happen again.
Mary Holm: Returns bloom if you take the long-term view
We're a long way from the crazy days of the Dutch tulip mania.
Kate MacNamara: The Government's Holiday Act hangover
Efforts to help employees could force businesses to reconsider their labour requirements.
Brian Fallow: Unhappy returns set to remain for hard-hit savers
Got money in bank? Real interest rates are negative — and not likely to get better soon.
Matthew Hooton: Govt had no idea of Team NZ's foreign pitch
Team NZ may be looking overseas but they don't hold as many cards as they think.
Jamie Mackay: Stuck at home — but what a home it is
Global travel's off limits so go see our stunning country.
Fran O'Sullivan: Rating Grant Robertson's $50b bet
Borrowing to buffer Covid hit has won ultimate salute with S&P credit rating boost.
Liam Dann: Ratings upgrade a big tick for NZ, but what will it mean?
While NZ's ratings upgrade is definitely good news, the immediate impact may be muted.