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Michael Cullen: Hearts and minds key to beating Covid-19

Problem isn't convincing people virus is bad, it's persuading them to keep up the fight.

Don't waste this crisis: Nine ideas for a stronger economy

We don't want to go back to the "normal" economy - it didn't deliver.

Resurgence Wage Subsidy: $33 million paid out in first week

The various schemes have helped 1.7 million-plus jobs, paid out more than $13.4 billion.

Brian Fallow: What's the real price of saving a life?

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

Office gossip lives!

New York Times: Just because we're not going into work doesn't mean we've stopped talking.

Will we ever touch (professionally) again?

New York Times: On the future of handshakes, fist bumps and even footshakes.

Bryce Wilkinson: Wage subsidy a murky IOU. But who pays?

Freely spending borrowed money is the easy part. The fiscal pain lies ahead.

The implications of working without an office

HBR: In 2020 the world began the largest work-from-home experiment in history.

Covid-19: 30,000 new businesses apply for millions in govt support

The second lockdown has seen $108 million poured into struggling businesses.

Thousands of Kiwis default on loans, $2.2b in mortgage payments missed

Thousands of Kiwi home owners are slipping behind on mortgage payments.

Aussie's billion-dollar wine industry at risk

China-Aussie wine row could 'cause a lot of damage' .

The Covid Generation: How we can future-proof our kids

How coronavirus could affect your children's futures - and how to help.

Brian Fallow: Reserve Bank and Treasury play pass the parcel

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

'Pandemic profiteer': Elon Musk's wealth rockets beyond $90 billion

The tech tycoon's wealth has tripled during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Exodus from San Fran: Tech workers flee

But some executives reckon they will come crawling back.

Which regions fared worst since Covid? Here's the forecasts

The Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor estimates how regions have fared since Covid.

Auckland Council predicts 250 jobs lost a day under alert level 3

About 250,000 of Auckland's 900,000 working people can't work at all under level 3.

Economy Hub: Why new taxes may be unavoidable

With government borrowing more and no appetite for cost cuts, new taxes any be inevitable.