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Agriculture groups say Climate Change Commission too optimistic on potential for cuts.

With so much uncertainty ahead, now's not time to ease up on stimulatory pedal.

Latest moves to help new buyers could cut house prices, boost rents — or a bit of both.

It's better to limit runaway house prices now, before they do even more damage.

Exports of services in the December quarter were only half as much as a year earlier.

PAYE data suggests employment hasn't recovered as strongly as believed.

Fewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.

Got money in bank? Real interest rates are negative — and not likely to get better soon.

While lower interest rates help homeowners, rising rents just add to pressure on the poor.

Strict numerical goals are out the window, thanks to Covid.

Reaching target will need major investment in renewables.

Radical reform is on the agenda, and councils should seize the opportunity.

NZ's productivity performance has long lagged behind other nations.

Could we have achieved an economic bounce back at less cost? There's no way to know.

What can we do to turn around the plunge in home ownership?

Time to focus on more than just the number of migrants.

Minister could have just asked RBNZ about house prices, not made it a public issue.

It makes no sense that property investors can deduct all their interest costs.

Joe Biden's victory could be a turning point for climate, but there are obstacles ahead.

Reserve Bank's plan could do more harm than good.

Soaring property market could encourage Reserve Bank to reimpose loan-to-value limits.

Ardern has made it clear that she's steering for the middle of the road.

Health and superannuation costs are bigger issues.

You would normally expect National to be more fiscally prudent. Not this time.

Just wait until climate risk disclosures affect mortgages and insurance.

Party's fiscal track cuts things too fine in these uncertain times.

Slower recovery now expected, especially in areas that rely on tourism.

Wage subsidy appears to have succeeded, and kept people in jobs.

It's not the already-low cost of borrowing that is stopping firms from investing.

It's wrong to assess costs and benefits of fighting Covid-19 in purely monetary terms.

RBNZ is buying nearly $1b of bonds a week — what's the result for govt debt?

Government can ease the pain of losing work, and encourage employers to hire.

$30m is worth paying to investigate scheme that would help decarbonise energy.

Act wants to insure against unemployment; the Greens against sickness. What's the catch?

Despite a more positive tone lately, businesses and consumers remain far from confident.

Power from Manapouri is much too valuable just to be frittered away.

Full credit to the Greens for putting up a tax policy - but it isn't the answer.

Statistics going in wrong direction, but it's worth remembering where they started from.

New book details the many setbacks that have interrupted NZ's growth.

Parliament takes another step towards creating a trading scheme to fight climate change.

Time is approaching for companies to disclose their risks from rising emissions.

Even before Covid-19, New Zealand was near the bottom of the class for productivity.

COMMENT: Many people -- in NZ and overseas -- will be in no position to pay for a holiday.

Here and now is the priority — dealing with soaring debt is tomorrow's problem.

It will be a long time before we see employment data as strong as this week's numbers.

Councils need to spend. The funding is on the way. So how can we put the two together?

Consumers need the confidence to part with their money — and things to buy with it.

The rest of the world is in no position to pull NZ out of recession.

While we combat Covid-19, we still need to fight climate change.

Lately, NZ's economic growth has depended largely on a growing population.

Central bank's mission is to make sure Government and banks have the money they need.

This week's emergency measures won't stop the fall, but they do provide a valuable buffer.

RBNZ looking at unconventional tools to support economy, but Govt has come to the party.

A world loaded with debt is in poor shape to fend off this latest shock.

Brian Fallow: Visa-holders may be getting a raw deal — and so can NZ economy.

Incomes are up — despite Bridges' claims — but Govt's record on poverty is not so rosy.

Reserve Bank has limited tools to counter coronavirus, but Govt is better placed.

Impact on the NZ economy could range from relatively minor to very nasty indeed.

Rising rents a burden for tenants — and taxpayers too.

Law could ease housing crisis, but Productivity Commission has few ideas for change.

Despite latest survey of business confidence, there are good reasons for optimism in 2020.

Latest update shows Finance Minister won't need to scrimp and save next May.

Despite concessions, RBNZ moves likely to make it tougher for small firms to get a loan.

More secure incomes could encourage people to switch jobs and embrace change.

Interest rates fall, spending rises — and so do our debts.

Shutdown wouldn't help the environment or NZ's trade balance.

Reserve Bank has two targets — jobs and prices. Neither is crying out for another OCR cut.

Planting is needed to absorb carbon dioxide, but ETS must strike a balance.

National and farmers' group suggest progress is possible on cutting greenhouse emissions.

Is planned $300m Venture Capital Fund the best way to give start-ups a boost?

Finance Minister shows no sign of opening Government coffers to rev up the economy.

Fewer businesses are planning to invest, and that's a worrying sign for future growth.

Trimming the tax could be a quick way to give the economy a lift if things get ugly.

If NZ trims emissions, how do we make sure they don't increase somewhere else?

Even when the trends are in our favour, NZ keeps running up giant deficits.

Comment: There comes a time when a lower OCR no longer achieves the desired result.

National's economic plan suggests it learnt nothing from losing last election.

First-home buyers are often borrowing many times their annual income.