Which big bank will back NZ business?
Opinion

Cameron Bagrie: Which big bank will back NZ business?

Banks' preference for home mortgage rather than business lending is increasingly holding the economy back.

Cameron Bagrie 28 Sep 2021
Time for the major banks to step up
Opinion

Cameron Bagrie: Time for the major banks to step up

As the second long lockdown hits many firms hard, both business owners and their bankers need to lift their game.

Cameron Bagrie 08 Sep 2021
Is housing, the golden goose, no longer laying golden eggs?
Property Free

Cameron Bagrie: Is housing, the golden goose, no longer laying golden eggs?

The days of property being the easy game look long gone.  

Cameron Bagrie 31 Aug 2021
Full employment, but more people are on benefits
Opinion Free

Cameron Bagrie: Full employment, but more people are on benefits

The sugar candy economics of a big spending government and stimulatory monetary policy have got us through covid so far. Now comes the mahi to fix structural unemployment.

Cameron Bagrie 17 Aug 2021