Wage Subsidy
More wage subsidies not enough for struggling Auckland
Another round of the wage subsidy opens today, and with Auckland in its ninth week of lockdown, businesses say they cannot hold on much longer. Hamish Cardwell spoke to some of them. Audio
Wage subsidies: Serious Fraud Office probing claims of abuse
The serious fraud office has started looking into businesses which may have abused the wage subsidy scheme.
More than three billion dollars has been paid out in the latest round of subsidies.
The… Audio
Businesses want sector-specific support as wage subsidy bill rises
The government's wage subsidies bill has passed $1.2 billion.
The payout is supporting 838,000 employees, 117,000 self-employed people and 242,000 businesses.
The highest number of supported workers… Audio
Auckland businesses ask Finance Minister for more help
Auckland businesses will ask the Finance Minister for more financial support in a meeting this morning. As the region heads into another fornight in hard lockdown, business leaders say small and… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Richard Harman
Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio
Property company in liquidation after taking millions in govt funds
An Auckland property company which took millions in taxpayer funds to house the homeless has left the IRD and landlords out of pocket after going into liquidation.
Silverfern property services… Audio
MSD told to crack down on unneeded wage subsidy recipients
The Auditor-General wants the Ministry for Social Development to crack down on businesses that got the wage subsidy and didn't need it.
The multibillion-dollar wage subsidy scheme was designed to… Audio
Level 3 lockdown 'absolutely devastating' for many Auckland businesses - Barnett
Last night the Prime Minister announced Auckland will be returning to Alert Level 3 lockdown for at least the next week. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett looks at the likely economic… Audio
Kiwis not confident businesses will pay back wage subsidy
A new survey from Research New Zealand has found that almost ninety percent of New Zealanders think we should take action against the big companies that appear to have profited from Covid-19 wage… Audio
Calling Home: Merita Wi-Kaitaia in Rarotonga
Merita Wi-Kaitaia moved to Rarotonga seven years ago, having spent holidays there visiting her grandparents. After two years studying abroad in Japan, Merita returned to Rarotonga in September, with… Audio
Wage subsidy research looks at who took advantage
Wage subsidy research into the top NZX listed companies is revealing which businesses were in the spirit of the law, and which ones weren't. University of Auckland accounting professor Jilnaught Wong… Audio
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
Rebecca talks to Kathryn about big business and the wage subsidy, should profitable companies pay it back?. Also, does anyone remember Mega? Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's Auckland bureau chief. Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
A broad look at the companies which are needing support from the government: In Auckland 89% of companies are drawing on the government's covid wage subsidy compared with 75% for the country at large… Audio
Economist: 'We've clearly not had enough policy stimulus'
Former RBNZ economist Michael Reddell offers his analysis of the Monetary Policy Statement and explains why Kiwis need to be looking to stronger private sector investment in the long-term economic… Audio
Ways to preserve the jobs after the wage subsidy disappears
The Maxim Institute has researched how government led Active Labour Market Policies work in real terms. Report author and economist, Julian Wood, talks to Jesse about the research. Audio
Unemployment falls unexpectedly, but underutlisation rises
New Zealand's unemployment rate has improved in the three months to June, falling slightly to 4 percent.
However, the underutilisation rate, which includes the unemployed and those who are employed… Audio
TIA survey: Operators worried about wage subsidy ending
The Panel is joined by Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts. Audio
Frustrated? Find your inner lumberjack and throw an axe!
Many businesses are back to work under alert level three, but for others, restrictions remain. It's enough to make you throw something. For Lloyd Bombell, that's part of the problem. He'd love to get… Audio
Linda Clark and Michael Barnett on the impact of Covid-19 in NZ
Assuming it ends on schedule, New Zealand moved past the halfway point of the alert level 4 lockdown this week. Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett join the show to discuss this impact the… Audio
Linda Clark & Michael Barnett on NZ's Covid-19 response
Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett are back again to offer their thoughts on New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19 and how the country is managing 10 days into the lockdown period.
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