Coronavirus

Business-related coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and how it affects New Zealand.
GAVIN EVANS: NZ's covid response - good, not great
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Gavin Evans: GAVIN EVANS: NZ's covid response - good, not great

Rating NZ's response to covid-19 is difficult, but it's important to look at mistakes in order to get future decisions right.

Gavin Evans 08 Oct 2020
The reasons house prices won't fall
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The reasons house prices won't fall

House prices - worldwide - are holding their ground as government support counters the usual recessionary cycle  

Jenny Ruth 04 Oct 2020
JENNY RUTH: When profit is a dirty word
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Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: When profit is a dirty word

Wages subsidies and profits — moral dilemma or no brainer?

Jenny Ruth 01 Oct 2020
Covid collapse: waiting for the liquidation wave
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Covid collapse: waiting for the liquidation wave

Could Christmas mark the death knell for companies on government-funded life support? BusinessDesk crunches the numbers.