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.
Where the bloody hell are the listings?
Markets

Paul McBeth: Where the bloody hell are the listings?

Hundreds of NZ companies could happily join the NZX.

Paul McBeth 14 Sep 2023
Budget pressure will crimp Nats’ plans to digitise government
Politics

Peter Griffin: Budget pressure will crimp Nats’ plans to digitise government

Any major uptick in spending on digital services will be hard to justify; whoever wins.

Peter Griffin 14 Sep 2023
Making those election numbers stack up: show us the money
Economy Analysis

Cameron Bagrie: Making those election numbers stack up: show us the money

It looks like we're facing a decade of deficits, says Cameron Bagrie.

Cameron Bagrie 13 Sep 2023
Prefu: Looking behind the curtain can be unsettling
Election 2023

Pattrick Smellie: Prefu: Looking behind the curtain can be unsettling

The books are in reasonable shape, as long as no one spends more.

Pattrick Smellie 13 Sep 2023