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Brian Fallow: Four vital elements to lift spending out of lockdown
Consumers need the confidence to part with their money — and things to buy with it.
Peter Griffin: Aussies are streets ahead of NZ in helping the media
News of the government's $50 million support package for the media is bittersweet.
Hamish Rutherford: MPs should not diminish the struggles of business
We may benefit from the lockdown, but MPs should not diminish the struggle of businesses.
Fran O'Sullivan: Time for state sector bosses to cut their cloth
Email from The Treasury makes expectations very clear.
Andrew Barnes: The end of the traditional workplace
Post-Covid-19, there will be a reappraisal of many workplaces.
Juha Saarinen: How to build a PC in lockdown
What better thing to do with your 9-year-old on a few rainy afternoons.
Comment: Creative thinking needed to repair Covid-19 damage
Good deal of thought is needed about how to repair the destruction the virus has caused.
Matthew Hooton: Bureaucrats must end silly games with PM or be sacked
Bureaucracy is simply not ready for a move to level 3.
Mark Fowler: What happens when oil futures go negative?
Sellers have been willing to pay buyers to take oil off their hands.
Christopher Niesche: ASX bounce doesn't gel with harsh reality
COMMENT: The index is now just 23 per cent off its record high in February.
Sasha Borissenko: Which law firms have taken up the wage subsidy and why
How are law firms doing during Covid-19?
Nikki Chamberlain: The approaching tidal wave of Covid-19 class actions
COMMENT: Legal recourse will be a matter of survival for many, Nikki Chamberlain says.
Finding the financial silver lining to lockdown storm clouds
This period of change and economic uncertainty is unsettling; here are 5 financial tips.
Mary Holm: Share returns still out-shine gold
Despite the recent plunge, shares still win against volatile gold.
Mary Holm: Beware rise of stockmarket 'experts'
Helping to support an embattled company is a nice idea — just not for a market first-timer
Pattrick Smellie: Govt needs to lock down convincing exit strategy
Once wage subsidies have run dry sound decisions will be critical to keep public on side.
Matthew Hooton: The debt left to fall on Generation-Covid
Virus fight will take a heavy toll — especially on young people.
Brian Fallow: Recovery mission an all-Kiwi affair
The rest of the world is in no position to pull NZ out of recession.
Brokers' Picks 2020: How are they faring amid Covid-19?
How are things panning out now that Covid-19 has hit?
Paul Drum: SMEs to plot a course to safety
Yesterday's $3.1b tax-loss carry-back scheme announcement an important policy progression.
Call to millionaires: Come to 'Sanctuary NZ' - for a price
Proposal to attract 2000 foreign high-net worthers to invest $50m each gaining momentum.
Dangerous anti-5G conspiracy crosses the line
Fringe crowd of people sharing wild conspiracy theories about 5G can no longer be ignored.
Comment: Air NZ pilot layoffs - there is a better way
I don't envy Greg Foran's position, but I think he is making a mistake.
Oliver Hartwich: A question of war and peace
The world is at war. The enemy, a tiny virus with the effect of a large military force.
Matthew Hooton: Yes, we need to extend lockdown - here's why and for how long
COMMENT: If elimination fails, it will be back to flattening the curve.
Phil O'Reilly: Putting small business at the front of NZ's recovery
We have an opportunity right now to make sure that as many businesses as possible survive.
Think Big, the return? Government's business role in virus recovery
New Zealand is unusual for not having more crony capitalism than it does.
Mary Holm: Tough times raise questions about your money and bank deposits
Is it better to stick with one bank, or spread your money around?
Liam Dann: Ghost of Muldoon - state support can't mean a return to 1970s
Our economy faces a new era of state control but we shouldn't forget lessons of the past.
Oliver Mander: Retirement village blues will fade away
Sector has been hard-hit, but housing the elderly still attractive business for investors.
Fran O'Sullivan: Time for the uber rich to step up and help
Rich Kiwis should follow Sir Stephen Tindall and stand up and be counted.
Mary Holm: Why this is not the end of the financial world as we know it
Things look awful. But in the long run — 10 years-plus — shares are still the best bet.
Norman Gemmell: Reviving NZ's post-Covid economy
There are at least three 'big issues' to address.