Level-2 trade-off: Freedom in NZ coming at last ... but there's a catch
PM urges cautious entry for level 2 to ensure NZ does not go back to lockdown.
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Mike Hosking speaks to Jacinda Ardern on first day of Alert Level 3
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Covid-19 fallout: Skyline Enterprises to cut jobs, tourism towns reach breaking point
And a national survey of 547 tourism operators reveals more than 13,000 jobs will go.
Editorial: Another uphill battle looms after coronavirus
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Local Focus: Could be worse, Whanganui tourism pivots to domestic market
Domestic tourism comprises 80% of visitor numbers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ardern and Hosking go head to head on 'two business days' language
PM Jacinda Ardern and Mike Hosking go head to head debating the 'two business days' language used at Monday's press conference. Audio / Newstalk ZB
Food, fuel and wages: What Covid economy will do to cost of living
Today's inflation data will show wage and price rises, but economists say it can't last.
Concerns mount about taxpayer-funded wage subsidy honeypot
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Focus: Inside New Zealand’s third week in Covid-19 lockdown
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Focus: Burger King slumps into receivership
Focus: Burger King has been hit by the lockdown and its parent company has now been placed into receivership.
Editorial: Agriculture must again lead us to recovery
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The urgent help needed for small businesses - ASB chief economist
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What virus has done to property market - and who's hunting bargains
Buyers are anticipating lower prices, but many have left the market.
Govt to bolster MSD for likely benefit numbers spike
Unemployment is expected to jump significantly – as is the number of benefit seekers.
Focus Live: PM Ardern defends wage subsidy scheme
Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern remains confident in the wage subsidy scheme saying that $4.1 billion has already been paid out to New Zealanders.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson talks about economic recovery on the Mike Hosking Breakfast
Mike Hosking talks to Finance Minister Grant Robertson about 'shovel-ready' projects and economic recovery after COVID-19 - 31st March.
What will New Zealand life look like post-lockdown?
New normal: Shut borders, no overseas tourists, and communities ready to go into lockdown.
Reserve Bank's latest emergency move ... and what comes next
New Zealand's Reserve Bank has made another unorthodox policy move.
A week like no other: Inside Jacinda Ardern's pandemic war room
In one week, the PM took New Zealand from level 2 to lockdown. This is how it rolled out.
Focus: Kiwibank economist weighs in on the economic fallout of coronavirus
Focus: Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr weighs in on the economic crisis caused by coronavirus.
Can Fonterra and our dairy farmers save the economy?
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Focus Live: Ministers confident ‘heavily impacted’ Queenstown will get appropriate Govt. funding
Focus Live: Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult believes that Queenstown will be the hardest hit with the economic fallout of coronavirus, but ministers assure that the $12.1b government support package will provide relief to the tourism industry. Video / James Allan
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Perspective: with Heather du Plessis-Allan - Don't forget the farmers
Perspective: with Heather du Plessis-Allan - Don't forget the farmers.
'There will inevitably be more cases': Govt may fast-track Budget to tackle coronavirus
Grant Robertson joins Mike Hosking on the coronavirus rescue package.
Liam Dann: Banks have assured us of their value for years. Now's their chance to show us
Banks have long argued their strength is vital to society. Now's their time to prove it.
In Full: PM Ardern and Winston Peters respond to coronavirus financial package
Focus: PM Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters’ full response to the coronavirus financial package. Video / Mark Mitchell