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.
Reserve Bank's LSAP outstayed its welcome
Finance

Jenny Ruth: Reserve Bank's LSAP outstayed its welcome

While some say the Reserve Bank should never have started printing money, others say it had a beneficial impact at first but that it should have ended much sooner.

Jenny Ruth 24 Oct 2022
Denial by soundbite
Politics

Robert Mannion: Denial by soundbite

Soundbites courageously express sentiments no one could ever possibly disagree with and give the illusion of cover.

Robert Mannion 22 Oct 2022
Why monetary policy is like a bad hotel shower

Warren Couillault: Why monetary policy is like a bad hotel shower

NZ and Aussie fund managers heard a cautionary tale from former US treasury secretary Larry Summers in Sydney this week.

Are directors next in the firing line for health and safety?
Law & Regulation

Rebecca Rendle: Are directors next in the firing line for health and safety?

As WorkSafe prosecutes more business heads for failures leading to death and injury, the focus is moving on to directors.

Rebecca Rendle 21 Oct 2022