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Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland's Elliot Stables eatery owners desperate for help
Business owners at Auckland's Elliot Stables dining village say many of the eateries may not survive the coronavirus pandemic without help from Auckland Council or a rent reprieve from their landlord.Owners of eateries who spoke... [...]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Border closure advice predicted economic carnage without 'exit plan' to end isolation
On the day a global pandemic was declared our government mulled advice that closing borders long-term would hurt the economy far worse than containing clusters of Covid-19 cases as they arose.Officials presented a lengthy "keep... [...]
10 takeaways from the worst jobs report in US history
Brutal. Horrific. Tragic.Choose your description. The April jobs report showed, in harrowing detail, just how terribly the coronavirus outbreak has pummeled the US economy. Most obviously, there's the 14.7% unemployment rate, the... Source: NZ Herald [...]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Business insolvencies to surge as wage subsidy runs dry
Covid-19 has tipped some struggling and startup businesses over already - but the real toll will emerge in the coming months. READ MORE:• Receiver says wage subsidy propping up a walking-dead army of 'zombie firms' [...]
Covid 19 coronavirus: The new jobless, Penrose worker hears via Zoom
The first indication that something was wrong at work came to Joe Vela by an automated text message. The body blow - that his job was almost certainly gone - was delivered via Zoom. "Honestly, [...]