On the Money: Anna Breman, Adrian Orr, Nicola Willis, Kelly Eckhold, and more

A moody week, worthy of a Scandi-noir thriller. (Image: Supplied/NZME/Jacques Steenkamp)

Sat, 27 Sep 2025

On The Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week.You can add Estonian ride-share firm Bolt to the list of companies New Zealanders will go out of their way to support due to mistaken patriotism.Westpac’s chief economist, Kelly Eckhold, took to LinkedIn on Wednesday to wave the flag about “NZ-owned” Bolt taking on foreign giant Uber.Eckhold quickly realised his mistake and adjusted the post to remove any allusion to local ownership, but not before another pr...

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