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Grim IMF forecast: 4.4 per cent drop in global growth for 2020

The International Monetary Fund is anticipating it big drop in global growth.

Tyre man awarded $145k after employer claimed he didn't 'bleed black'

Christchurch man said restructure was ulterior motive to remove him from $170k position.

Future of Kawerau mill 'up in the air', job losses feared

About 160 people work at the mill, a major employer in the small town.

NZ opens door for 250 graduate students

Government will let in 250 postgraduate students from next month.

Mary Poppins: Spoonful of Sugar perfect medicine in Level 1

The heart-warming musical of the world's favorite nanny is what Covid-weary Kiwis need.

Local Focus: Rangitīkei candidates state their case to lead us out of the doldrums

Lead us not into temptation but out of recession. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Liam Dann: The biggest uncertainty of this election

What are the big uncertainties this election will bring for business and will they matter?

Kate MacNamara: What if the Covid-19 vaccine never comes?

We're pinning our hopes on a Covid-19 vaccine - but what if it never comes?

HBR: What prevents companies from thriving in a recession

Harvard Business Review: Most companies struggle to take advantage of a crisis.

Liam Dann: Don't vote for me - the policies that make me unelectable

Opinion: I find experts generally more useful than populists in a tight situation.

Election 2020: Economists pick the tough policies that NZ really needs

If politics were not an issue, what policies should NZ pursue? We asked economists.

Kiwis dine out on meat export woes

Kiwis are making the most of high-end meat deals after Covid-19 upset the export market.

Worries grow about bosses spying on Kiwi workers - AUT research

Work-from-home staff get the Big Brother treatment. How he Privacy Commissioner sees it.

National claims $10b hole in Labour's fiscal plan

The war of the economic plans continues, with National now pointing the finger at Labour.

Election 2020: What's the plan to crank up the economy? Policies compared

It is not unusual for Government parties to have fewer policies than Oppositions.

Labour's fiscal plan: more of the same

Labour sticks with its fiscal approach, saying it has plenty set aside for basic costs.