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Govt about to reveal major financial assistance for NZ's prime sporting codes.
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Bruce Cotterill: Don't bet on the death of the office just yet
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Comment: The post-virus future for SMEs is digital
The world has changed and SMEs need to change with it.
Fran O'Sullivan: This Budget arrests the immediate impact of Covid. What's next?
Rugby term fits $50b plan which reins in damage and sets Labour up for election.
Brian Fallow: Borrowing to reach the other side
Here and now is the priority — dealing with soaring debt is tomorrow's problem.
Comment: What use is a good brand if it isn't being used?
Now is the time for New Zealand to maximise its stronger than ever brand.
Comment: Five ways to nail the economic reboot
Budget package needs to be fair and future proofed.
Fran O'Sullivan: The one key assurance businesses need from the PM
Declaring NZ will never go back to level 4 is the message business sector sorely needs.
Oliver Hartwich: The ghost of Kevin Rudd
Why I hope this Budget will be as dry and boring as the one Robertson delivered last year.
Juha Saarinen: Microsoft's data centres a big deal for NZ
But why would Microsoft set up a hyperscale data centre shop in New Zealand?
Comment: How retail and hospitality can recover
Covid-19 has shone the spotlight brightly on the cracks in retail and hospitality.
Sasha Borissenko: Lawyer wellbeing and drawing the line on lockdown legality
And if law firms were cheeky, what about the big accountacy firms?
Fiona Mackenzie: How ESG stocks can make your nest egg more resilient long term
Now is the time to be bold and make some great decisions for the long term.
How Covid-19 is vaccinating your business against the real threat
NZ businesses need to be ready for disruption from Amazon, Ikea and Costco.
Fran O'Sullivan: Enough 'can't do', now it's 'can do' time
Ardern needs to enlist business in a growth strategy that aims for a more prosperous NZ.
Mary Holm: I'm 30 and I've just got a cash windfall - where should I invest?
You can still end up buying bargains when the market falls.
Craig Stobo: Shovel-ready, but not work-ready
Govt will introduce a law change to enable the fast tracking of projects under the RMA.
Mary Holm: Market timing is not on your side
Picking the right moment to invest is an exercise in futility.
Pattrick Smellie: RMA reforms on fast track to nowhere
Acceleration of consent process to tee up 'shovel-ready' projects will irk National.
Matthew Hooton: This Govt is now abusing lockdown powers
Comment: Government has crossed line from using lockdown powers to maintain public health.
Analysing Govt's pre-Budget moves: This is not a rainy day, it's a violent storm
Finance Minister warns difficult times are ahead, but looks forward to a 'reset'.
Unpicking the numbers: NZ's rising jobless and the future shape of work
It will be a long time before we see employment data as strong as this week's numbers.
Comment: Professions deserve and want wage subsidy scrutiny
The question for professions should be "am I doing the right thing?"
Paul Conway: Now is the time to build a better NZ economy
Covid-19 has cut a swathe through our economy.
Comment: Tax question looms over NZ's recovery
Will Labour break its commitment not to raise tax rates, even in the face of Covid-19?
Fran O'Sullivan: Sir Roger Douglas' diagnosis not what Labour wants to hear
Sir Roger Douglas right to query wage cash for 'wealthy firms'.
Juha Saarinen: Don't rush contact tracing apps
It's better for now to temper expectations around contact tracing apps.
Comment: Why the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme is doomed to fail
The Government must address the BFGS's problems, if not, it will fail.
Paul McBeth: Supermarkets rolling in it as lockdown eases
But panic-buying of the sort we saw was only a temporary boost
Matthew Hooton: Ultra-left seeks Green takeover
Mild-mannered James Shaw is top of the hit-list.
Fran O'Sullivan: How NZ can sell itself to the world - and embrace new business
This country has exciting chance to step up as global hub for investment.