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.
Time has come for ESG (in billable hours)

David Chaplin: Time has come for ESG (in billable hours)

Lawyers weren’t really into ESG when it was just a hippies and priests thing.

David Chaplin 19 Apr 2023
Is Labour preparing a wealth tax reform package?
Finance

Pattrick Smellie: Is Labour preparing a wealth tax reform package?

Is Labour brave, desperate or foolhardy enough to take a tax reform package, including an embryonic wealth tax, to the electorate in October?

Pattrick Smellie 18 Apr 2023
Taking Crimea from Putin has become ‘Operation Unthinkable’: Max Hastings
World

Bloomberg: Taking Crimea from Putin has become ‘Operation Unthinkable’: Max Hastings

It remains militarily unlikely that Vladimir Putin can be dispossessed of Crimea.

Bloomberg 17 Apr 2023
A saga of incomprehension
Finance

Jenny Ruth: A saga of incomprehension

Understanding the RBNZ's workings can be like navigating a labyrinth.

Jenny Ruth 17 Apr 2023