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.
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
Why we ran the climate-change series
Climate change

Pattrick Smellie: Why we ran the climate-change series

If Adrian Macey and Dave Frame are wrong in their series for BusinessDesk about the flaws in NZ's climate change policy, let's hear why. So far, the silence in response has been deafening.

Pattrick Smellie 04 Oct 2022
Media merger: the camera never lies, but it can be influenced
Media

Peter Bale: Media merger: the camera never lies, but it can be influenced

Merging TVNZ and RNZ makes some sense, but where's the editorial independence and a rock-solid charter?

Peter Bale 04 Oct 2022
Back to normal? No, let's get back to a better future
Economy

Craig Renney and Diana Russell: Back to normal? No, let's get back to a better future

The CTU wants to start a conversation about building a fairer, happier and more sustainable New Zealand.