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Economy
Is monetary policy having any impact?
The labour market is still extremely stretched, but there are tentative signs things could be easing up.
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Coronavirus
the chart
Covid-19: how NZ compares now
Total deaths from covid-19 have increased 40-fold since the omicron variant became widespread earlier this year.
![Mood of the nation: it's gloomy out there](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/buy-new-fridge-getty.webp)
Retail
Mood of the nation: it's gloomy out there
Workers say they are falling behind, despite pay increases, and businesses fear low growth and higher costs.
![The mounting cost of extreme weather](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/GettyImages-auckland_flooding_insurance-2.webp)
Climate change
The chart
The mounting cost of extreme weather
Six of the seven most expensive years on record have occurred since 2016.
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![OCR hike: not enough or just right?](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/adrian-orr-dZ.webp)
![Labour market data: good news or bad?](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Depositphotos_150458548_S.webp)
![Rate rises yet to really bite](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/housing-property-house-villa-N.webp)