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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.
Gamification – it’s coming for you
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Simon Robertson: Gamification – it’s coming for you

How smart companies game your life to make money.

Simon Robertson 01 Nov 2025
Fonterra Sale: Good for farmers, what about NZ?
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Alan Bollard: Fonterra Sale: Good for farmers, what about NZ?

Winston Peters was right to query the sale of Fonterra’s consumer brands.

Alan Bollard 31 Oct 2025
No right to remote work in NZ
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Bronwyn Heenan: No right to remote work in NZ

Since covid, NZ employers and employees have discussed office v remote work days.

Bronwyn Heenan 31 Oct 2025
The top company director on the NZ exchange is …
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Stock & Trade: The top company director on the NZ exchange is …

AI enters the boardroom.

Stock & Trade 31 Oct 2025
The ‘Aussie Premium’ baked into NZX stocks
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Brian Robins: The ‘Aussie Premium’ baked into NZX stocks

Brian Robins 30 Oct 2025
Taxing property to pay for GP visits - Labour's CGT
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Pattrick Smellie: Taxing property to pay for GP visits - Labour's CGT

Pattrick Smellie 29 Oct 2025
AI money grab in the sights of Aussie regulator
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Peter Griffin: AI money grab in the sights of Aussie regulator

Peter Griffin 29 Oct 2025
Why govt wrote off funds' climate reports
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David Chaplin: Why govt wrote off funds' climate reports

David Chaplin 28 Oct 2025
Under the bonnet of teachers' pay
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Cameron Bagrie: Under the bonnet of teachers' pay

Cameron Bagrie 28 Oct 2025
Not everything important is measurable
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Dave McLeish: Not everything important is measurable

Dave McLeish 27 Oct 2025
The boom that can’t last forever
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Eden Bradfield: The boom that can’t last forever

Eden Bradfield 25 Oct 2025
Rare earths – ain’t that rare
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Simon Robertson: Rare earths – ain’t that rare

Simon Robertson 25 Oct 2025
The recurring nightmare of inflation
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Cameron Bagrie: The recurring nightmare of inflation

Cameron Bagrie 23 Oct 2025
The tech is real. The hype could ruin it
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Peter Griffin: The tech is real. The hype could ruin it

Peter Griffin 22 Oct 2025
Labour's Future Fund: a shaky policy debut
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Pattrick Smellie: Labour's Future Fund: a shaky policy debut

Pattrick Smellie 21 Oct 2025
Why govts can’t leave private assets alone
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David Chaplin: Why govts can’t leave private assets alone

David Chaplin 21 Oct 2025
RBNZ and the curious case of prudential stacks
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Andy Macdonald: RBNZ and the curious case of prudential stacks

Andy Macdonald 21 Oct 2025
A brush with Auckland’s unseemly side
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Maria Slade: A brush with Auckland’s unseemly side

Maria Slade 20 Oct 2025
Sizing up a Williams Corporation IPO
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Eden Bradfield: Sizing up a Williams Corporation IPO

Eden Bradfield 18 Oct 2025
AI – it’s not a bubble
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Simon Robertson: AI – it’s not a bubble

Simon Robertson 18 Oct 2025
Fonterra’s fascinating exec incentive scheme
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Stock & Trade: Fonterra’s fascinating exec incentive scheme

Stock & Trade 17 Oct 2025
The ERA’s midlife crisis at 25
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Bronwyn Heenan: The ERA’s midlife crisis at 25

Bronwyn Heenan 17 Oct 2025
Meet your new digital co-workers
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Peter Griffin: Meet your new digital co-workers

Peter Griffin 15 Oct 2025
The value of financial advice
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David Chaplin: The value of financial advice

David Chaplin 14 Oct 2025
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