Election year phony war in full swing at Waitangi
By Pattrick Smellie | Wed, 05 Feb 2020
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GAVIN EVANS: Virus plan must protect economy and lives
By Gavin Evans | Sun, 29 Mar 2020
The government needs to be honest with the public that this country’s covid-19 response must protect the economy as much as it protect lives.Thousands of people - amidst a national lockdown - continue...
RBNZ fires up the printing press, kicks off QE
By Rebecca Howard | Sat, 28 Mar 2020
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand fired up its printing press this week, kicking off its first-ever quantitative easing - and it's coming back for even more.QE is sometimes called “printing money” becau...
BRIAN GAYNOR: History offers economic signposts for the years ahead
By Brian Gaynor | Fri, 27 Mar 2020
It is easy to get depressed about the immediate economic outlook, but we have been through tough times before and come through remarkably well.Since 1920 we have had the 1929 sharemarket crash and the...