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Is NZ missing our post-Covid window of opportunity? Newsroom 3 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom An economic opportunity for New Zealand could be closing rapidly as the world grapples with the pandemic, and business and social impact leaders want the Government to act fast to stay ahead Auckland's big economic conference didn't want to hear from whingers or those looking backwards - but plenty of speakers and attendees worried that after our great start dealing with Covid-19, New Zealand is at risk of blowing that advantage. It was a recurrent theme through the Auckland's Future Now gath...

RNZ The Detail: Are Amazon's tax funded benefits worth it for new Lord of the Rings TV series? New Zealand could lose talented creative industries workers to other countries if business don’t get greater support from central and local government, experts warn. Sam Ramlu, co-founder of digital technology company Method, told the Auckland’s Future Now conference on Friday that New Zealand was “where our heart is”, but with tax incentives being offered in many other countries, it was hard to keep talent here. Just last week the Australian government announced it would offer a 30 per ce...

“Many Asian countries are now on the aggressive hunt for that talent – our Covid-free status was an advantage, but that is disappearing,” Gluckman, the founder of the Liggins Institute and former chief science advisor to the prime minister, told several hundred conference goers. RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff Koi Tū director Sir Peter Gluckman at the Auckland’s Future Now conference. He said successful global cities are significantly productive, but Auckland is well below London, which produces 23 per cent of the United Kingdom’s productivity from 13 per cent of its population. “In Auckl...

RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Auckland’s Future Now conference behaviour changes needed as the border reopened would resemble a "1.5" Covid-19 alert level. "He means we'll need to lift our game on our general tools, making sure everyone scans-in, making sure our contact tracing is really tight," Ardern said. She said this would be needed as Aotearoa moves away from using the border as a barricade, and towards individual vaccination. Ardern said the type of behaviour changes needed would more resemble a "1.5" Covid-19 alert level. Bloomfield told a vaccine briefi...

We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences We have never spent as much time in our homes than we have in the past 12 months. They have been our offices, our schools, our cinemas, our gyms. And while it won't always be this way, there is no doubt the Covid-19 has changed our perceptions of 'the home'. What kind of dwellings do we want to inhabit now and into the future? What features are i...