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Sasha Borissenko: Does Covid-19 mean the end of the open-plan workplace?
COMMENT: Businesses have already reduced office capacity.
Fran O'Sullivan: Muller makes it all about the teams
COMMENT: Todd Muller's election puts the September 19 election back into play.
Hooton: I've known Muller for 30 years. He was the only choice
COMMENT: National's private and public polling is disastrous.
Brian Fallow: Wishful thinking won't save tourism jobs
COMMENT: Many people -- in NZ and overseas -- will be in no position to pay for a holiday.
Duncan Bridgeman: Fletcher's heavy cuts highlight the economic pain ahead
Fletcher just gave us a hard reality check.
Mary Holm: Invest or pay off the mortgage? The balance is changing
With mortgage rates so low, wouldn't it be better to put your money into a share fund.
Mary Holm: Should I stick with the market through its ups and downs?
Ride the wave — wherever it takes you.
Fran O'Sullivan: Who owns the All Blacks? Govt's plan to save rugby
Govt about to reveal major financial assistance for NZ's prime sporting codes.
Pattrick Smellie: Door ajar for foreign students
Pressure is building to revive the international education business.
Oliver Mander: Can infrastructure lift?
Government's planned spend-up on construction could give building giant a boost.
Matthew Hooton: Is Govt expecting second Covid-like shock?
Debt is soaring, but Finance Minister is keeping powder dry for more bad news.
Bruce Cotterill: Don't bet on the death of the office just yet
The office will make a great comeback. And quickly.
Comment: The post-virus future for SMEs is digital
The world has changed and SMEs need to change with it.
Fran O'Sullivan: This Budget arrests the immediate impact of Covid. What's next?
Rugby term fits $50b plan which reins in damage and sets Labour up for election.
Brian Fallow: Borrowing to reach the other side
Here and now is the priority — dealing with soaring debt is tomorrow's problem.
Comment: What use is a good brand if it isn't being used?
Now is the time for New Zealand to maximise its stronger than ever brand.
Comment: Five ways to nail the economic reboot
Budget package needs to be fair and future proofed.
Fran O'Sullivan: The one key assurance businesses need from the PM
Declaring NZ will never go back to level 4 is the message business sector sorely needs.
Oliver Hartwich: The ghost of Kevin Rudd
Why I hope this Budget will be as dry and boring as the one Robertson delivered last year.
Juha Saarinen: Microsoft's data centres a big deal for NZ
But why would Microsoft set up a hyperscale data centre shop in New Zealand?
Comment: How retail and hospitality can recover
Covid-19 has shone the spotlight brightly on the cracks in retail and hospitality.
Sasha Borissenko: Lawyer wellbeing and drawing the line on lockdown legality
And if law firms were cheeky, what about the big accountacy firms?
Fiona Mackenzie: How ESG stocks can make your nest egg more resilient long term
Now is the time to be bold and make some great decisions for the long term.
How Covid-19 is vaccinating your business against the real threat
NZ businesses need to be ready for disruption from Amazon, Ikea and Costco.
Fran O'Sullivan: Enough 'can't do', now it's 'can do' time
Ardern needs to enlist business in a growth strategy that aims for a more prosperous NZ.
Mary Holm: I'm 30 and I've just got a cash windfall - where should I invest?
You can still end up buying bargains when the market falls.
Craig Stobo: Shovel-ready, but not work-ready
Govt will introduce a law change to enable the fast tracking of projects under the RMA.
Mary Holm: Market timing is not on your side
Picking the right moment to invest is an exercise in futility.
Pattrick Smellie: RMA reforms on fast track to nowhere
Acceleration of consent process to tee up 'shovel-ready' projects will irk National.
Matthew Hooton: This Govt is now abusing lockdown powers
Comment: Government has crossed line from using lockdown powers to maintain public health.
Unpicking the numbers: NZ's rising jobless and the future shape of work
It will be a long time before we see employment data as strong as this week's numbers.
Analysing Govt's pre-Budget moves: This is not a rainy day, it's a violent storm
Finance Minister warns difficult times are ahead, but looks forward to a 'reset'.
Comment: Professions deserve and want wage subsidy scrutiny
The question for professions should be "am I doing the right thing?"