Best of BusinessDesk: Maria Slade’s columns

Best of BusinessDesk: Maria Slade’s columns
Property editor Maria Slade has written some cracker columns this year. (Image: NZME)
Maria Slade
Govt riding roughshod over local council plans (First published Nov 11) A few weeks ago, concerned representatives of the Balmoral Residents Association met with their new(ish) MP, National’s Carlos Cheung.These good citizens are worried about the fate of Auckland’s ‘special character’ areas, the protective overlay the city’s Unitary Plan puts over certain areas where original turn-of-the-century villas and bungalows still dominate.The northern end of Cheung’s Mt Roskill electorate has a small cluster of thes...

More Opinion

The big turning point for our electricity market
Opinion

Gary Holden: The big turning point for our electricity market

The outcome of lower electricity prices is now inevitable.

Gary Holden 07 Feb 2025
Frustrated employers beware
Law & Regulation

Bronwyn Heenan: Frustrated employers beware

As I have said so many times: process, process, process!

Bronwyn Heenan 07 Feb 2025
DeepSeek’s implications becoming clearer
Opinion

Peter Griffin: DeepSeek’s implications becoming clearer

The best way to stay ahead in the AI arms race is to collaborate and share.

Peter Griffin 06 Feb 2025