Politics
Economy
Govt throws kitchen sink at struggling SMEs: new loan guarantee scheme detail
Deep concerns about the economic pain among SMEs will see onerous aspects of the government's bank finance support scheme removed and its scope extended.
Economy
NZ job-seeker support numbers rise; confidence 'falls off cliff'
It is hardly surprising people have no plans to buy major household items anytime soon as droves continue to turn to job-seeker support. The number of jobseeker recipients has jumped by more than 35,000 since March 20, a few days before the country went into lockdown, the Trea...
Finance
Small gains from lifting mortgage curbs worth it – RBNZ
The Reserve Bank expects the 12-month suspension on mortgage lending restrictions will encourage banks to let borrowers defer repayments if needed. The central bank is pressing ahead with plans to suspend its limits on high loan-to-value house lending after also considering ea...
Primary Sector
Manufacturing at risk without targeted policy, investment
Manufacturing’s contribution to the economy has been falling faster than in other developed countries during the past decade and risks further decline without more targeted policy and investment, a recent study says.While the sector has grown in terms of both employment and GDP i...
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Pattrick Smellie
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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