Coronavirus

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

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
Economy

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
Opinion

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
Economy

Covid collapse: waiting for the liquidation wave

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