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Negative OCR could slash mortgage rates
New funding scheme could see mortgage rates tumble, amid expectations of negative OCR.
Economy Hub: Tax - how much do we need to get through a crisis?
Liam Dann talks to Professor Craig Elliffe about tax policy, and the possible effects of different policies on the economy.
How strong is the economic recovery? Reserve Bank to deliver its verdict
To print or not to print - the RBNZ's next big call is whether to expand the QE programme.
John Key: Let in 'rich Americans' who want to buy a house
Sir John Key says we need to reopen the border or face 'a very significant contraction'.
The big ugly number due today - and what it will tell us
Unemployment will look ugly, but the true picture requires a deeper dive into the data.
Brian Fallow: Lake Onslow hydro storage scheme is no pipe dream
$30m is worth paying to investigate scheme that would help decarbonise energy.
Focus: 'Escape room' business evades Covid-19 financial hit
Jayne Lusk, from Escapade NZ, says companies on post-Covid team-building missions have kept her in business. Video / Dean Purcell
Liam Dann: How land-based industries are saving the economy
Strong dairy, meat and fruit export returns have propped up the economy despite Covid-19
What border restrictions mean for NZ economy
IbisWorld report says NZ's GDP is expected to decline by 3.9 per cent.
Air NZ chief warns opening borders will be complex
Three prominent CEOs have shared thoughts on NZ's post-Covid China relationship.
Focus: The Warehouse set to slash more than 900 jobs
News that more than 900 jobs are set to be cut was delivered to workers in an early morning meeting before stores opened. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Jacinda Ardern talks up 'huge' opportunities for Southland
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is playing up the "huge economic" opportunities that exist in Southland and has hinted the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point could stay open longer than previously announced. Video / ODT
Precarious times for Kiwi language teachers
Kiwi language teachers face precarious times created by the financial hole left by falling foreign enrolments. Video / NZ Herald
Economic Scorecard: The regions that rode into Covid crisis strongest
Economists look ahead at how regions could survive the Covid-19 crisis.
Peter Lyons: Money, banking and the post-Covid economy
Comment: The dark art of private banks magically creating money is little understood.
Power company shares trade sharply lower on smelter closure plan
New Zealand's power generators were hit hard by Tiwai's closure.
Closing Tiwai Pt could push up power prices for everyone - Contact
Shifting excess power north means transmission charges could climb.
Ardern looks to the primary sector to help fill the Covid-19 void
The PM says the primary sector will play a big part in rebuilding the economy.
The brain gain: How returning high-skilled Kiwis will help NZ
Kiwis continue to return to New Zealand amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
PM reveals $162m plan for cleaner waterways, 2000 jobs
Interest-free Govt loans for small businesses will also continue until end of the year.
Economy Hub: Are low interest rates creating social inequality?
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr told Economy Hub that social inequality “is a global challenge. New Zealand is part of it.” Video / NZ Herald
Economy Hub: Adrian Orr outlines Covid-19 recovery
Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr outlines the road ahead for Covid-19 recovery. Video / NZ Herald
Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern unveils $85m boost for Covid-hit Queenstown
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced an $85 million Government injection for Queenstown's fragile Covid-hit economy.
RBNZ keeps OCR on hold at 0.25%, calls out stronger NZ dollar
The Reserve Bank has opted to keep its official cash rate unchanged.
Covid crunch: NZ house prices tipped to fall by 10 per cent
S&P says the credit ratings of local banks should hold despite a 10% fall in house prices.
Covid 19: Recession will hammer South Island
Regions reliant on tourism will bear brunt of sluggish recovery from Covid lockdown.
GDP data to show economy on its way into recession
We get a first look at the Covid-19's economic effect with 1st quarter GDP data this week
Visionweek: What post-Covid NZ should look like
Consensus is picking up where we left off would be a mistake when we can make a better NZ.
NZ's economy among the worst hit by Covid-19: OECD
Economy faces larger hit than most other OECD economies, report warns.
Bouncing back from Covid-19? What the financial markets are telling us
Flickers of optimism about the road ahead have emerged from the financial markets.
St John facing staff cuts, aims to save $30 million
St John is aiming to save $30 million to survive the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Pattrick Smellie: Hooray for level 1. Now what?
Relief and optimism will fade as focus turns squarely onto the economy.