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.
Change needs to come to a station near you
Policy

Greg Pollock: Change needs to come to a station near you

Former Transdev NZ managing director Greg Pollock believes franchising the whole KiwiRail operation would be a route to rail fulfilling its potential for New Zealand.

Greg Pollock 07 Oct 2022
5G still looking for its breakthrough business model
Technology

Peter Griffin: 5G still looking for its breakthrough business model

It’s hard to believe we are approaching the third anniversary of Vodafone turning on its first 5G mobile base stations in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

Peter Griffin 06 Oct 2022
KiwiSaver switching measures levels of unease
Investments

David Chaplin: KiwiSaver switching measures levels of unease

New this week: how KiwiSaver fund switchers moved in opposite directions.

David Chaplin 05 Oct 2022
Truss' libertarianism was never going to win over the UK
Bloomberg

Bloomberg: Truss' libertarianism was never going to win over the UK

History is repeating in ironic fashion as the new UK prime minister backtracks in the face of the judgments of financial markets.

Bloomberg 04 Oct 2022