GDP figures expected to illustrate state of economy prior to lockdown
The latest GDP figures out this week are expected to show the strength of the economy as it headed back into lockdown.
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Author Archives: RNZ Business Headlines
Auckland businesses call for creative thinking if level 4 continues
After almost four weeks at alert level 4, Auckland hospitality and retail businesses are really feeling the pinch, and say more creative thinking – and targeted support – is needed.
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Kiwis sceptical house prices will slow down, ASB survey finds
The housing market is expected to continue to run red hot, despite looming headwinds, according to ASB’s latest housing confidence survey.
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Taxypayers bearing brunt of outdated emissions scheme for pollution producers
The government’s Emissions Trading Scheme is outdated and failing to function properly, meaning some polluters are profiting rather than paying the price, according to a new think-tank report.
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Construction industry feeling the pinch of shortages, staffing
Global supply chain problems and workforce restrictions are having a sharp impact on the construction industry.
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Who is responsible for monitoring air quality: Council or Fire and Emergency?
Fire and Emergency has yet to plug a gap over who should test for toxic smoke and warn the public.
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Fleur’s Place restaurant chooses to stay shut until alert level 1
Moeraki restaurant Fleur’s Place is world famous, just not so much in Delta level 2.
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Consumer spending dropped as country went into lockdown
The reimposition of strict lockdown restrictions saw consumer spending fall sharply in August.
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Bernard Hickey: What comes after ‘Greed is Good’?
Opinion – The proudly avaricious era of business is ending, but will what comes next save capitalism from its self-destructive spiral?
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ANZ Bank website offline for third day
The ANZ Bank website has been hit by an outage for the third successive day, after a cyber attack on several organisations.
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