Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
The elephant in the room
Policy Opinion

Katrina Van Houtte: The elephant in the room

Budget 2025: Cross-parliamentary consensus is needed for infrastructure projects to flow. 

Budget 2025: Shuffled deck, shifted dial
Budget 2025

Pattrick Smellie: Budget 2025: Shuffled deck, shifted dial

One initiative does most of the heavy lifting in the 'growth' Budget.

Pattrick Smellie 22 May 2025
Trans-Tasman sovereign innovation tech power

Peter Griffin: Trans-Tasman sovereign innovation tech power

It's time to talk about how we join forces to develop sovereign tech capability.

Peter Griffin 21 May 2025
Budget 2025: Clip rumoured for KiwiSaver’s wings
KiwiSaver

David Chaplin: Budget 2025: Clip rumoured for KiwiSaver’s wings

Axeing the member tax credit or bringing in means testing are among the possible changes.

David Chaplin 20 May 2025