For our first episode we have Managing Director Phil O'Reilly with us to chat about the governments change in Covid strategy and what it means for both business and Aotearoa New Zealand more broadly.

As New Zealand's vaccine rollout is completed by the end of this year, it is vital that we all discuss and debate what our next normal might look like.

Government announcements last week about the potential for a more open border from early next year were generally well received, and rightly so.

Policy needs to be evidence-based and work for the good of all Kiwis

The fact that we have a non-political Climate Change Commission is a good thing and deserves to be widely supported. Yet, we shouldn't assume that this independence equals infallibility.

Corner stores were able to open during lockdown, but greengrocers and butchers were not.

Women are overrepresented in tourism and hospitality, as well as in part-time and casual work, and it is all of these areas that have been most affected by Covid-19.