A sunny initiative meets a wintry brouhaha
Policy

Pattrick Smellie: A sunny initiative meets a wintry brouhaha

An initiative to ease winter power shortages strikes unexpected resistance.

Pattrick Smellie 04 Jul 2023
NZ Shareholders Association urges partial ERoad takeover
Markets

NZ Shareholders Association urges partial ERoad takeover

ERoad bidder, Constellation Software, prefers 100% ownership.

Pattrick Smellie 03 Jul 2023
NZ bank margins stay high as recession bites
Finance

NZ bank margins stay high as recession bites

NZ banks continue to report historically high net interest margins.

Pattrick Smellie 29 Jun 2023
National vows RMA reforms repeal by Christmas
Law & Regulation

National vows RMA reforms repeal by Christmas

Better to dump five years' work than proceed with flawed reforms, says National.

Pattrick Smellie 27 Jun 2023