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Damien Venuto: Govt's lack of trust in business is slowing Covid recovery

OPINION: Businesses have placed great trust in the Govt; can it now reciprocate?

Andrew Barnes: Time to let people go (and come) home

The logic of keeping double-vaccinated returnees in MIQ for 14 days no longer makes sense.

110km from the nearest power line - is this the future of Australian mining?

The attitude in mining is changing.

Sasha Borissenko: Covid-19, bureaucracy holding up immigration process

Uncertainty remains for those on the ground in Afghanistan.

Mark Fowler: Stagflation and the cost of Covid-19

Simply raising interest rates is too blunt an instrument at this point.

Opinion: Can we still divide our property from separate countries?

My ex can't get a MIQ spot. Do I need to wait until he returns to NZ to get a resolution?

Mary Holm: I'm 95 with $105,000 — what should I do?

If you can afford it, why not have a little fun instead of playing it safe.

Fran O'Sullivan: Prime Minister, come to Auckland and bring some hope

It's time the PM saw first-hand the damage that the continued lockdown is doing.

Steven Joyce: Good news emerging from pandemic gloom at last

The quicker we get to the vaccination target, the sooner we get our lives back.

Andrew Bayly: Business promised a roadmap but given a maze

The lack of certainty cuts to the core of business confidence.

Derek Handley: How space tourism can help conquer climate change

Some aspirational thinkers are pursuing more ambitious reasons for furthering into space.

Bruce Cotterill: You call that a plan, Jacinda Ardern? Here's a plan

Lack of targets in the Government's road map is a farcical blow to its own credibility.

Juha Saarinen: Under the hood of the iPhone 13 Pro Max

Another year, a new iPhone.

Mary Holm: $200k saved and a joint income of $150k - what are our house-buying hopes?

Can a couple with a joint income of $150K afford three children and a mortgage?

Duncan Bridgeman: An issue that's not going to go away

COMMENT: Visa programme comes just in time with labour shortages worse than ever.

Brian Fallow: Rate rise ignores dangers that could slow growth

Has the uncertainty that led to a pause in OCR hike seven weeks ago has dissipated?

Matthew Hooton: Gangs hold our Covid freedom in their hands

Co-operation with the underworld is sickening, but vital.

Liam Dann: Was printing money the right option?

COMMENT: The aim of the LSAP programme was to lower borrowing costs.