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.
Winston Peters plots a Pacific path
Politics

Dileepa Fonseka: Winston Peters plots a Pacific path

Winston Peters makes a historic, but brief, trip to show the Pacific how important it is.

Dileepa Fonseka 19 Dec 2023
A 30% rate rise bomb is ticking
Finance

Cameron Bagrie: A 30% rate rise bomb is ticking

Any tax relief from central government looks set to be gobbled up by local government.

Cameron Bagrie 16 Dec 2023
US design giants join team Tank Farm for national stadium option
Sport

Trevor McKewen: US design giants join team Tank Farm for national stadium option

The push to use Auckland's Tank Farm for the national stadium is significant.

Trevor McKewen 15 Dec 2023
Three waters ‘balance sheet separation’ decoded
Policy Free

Andreas Heuser: Three waters ‘balance sheet separation’ decoded

Will the national government underwrite local utilities’ debts?