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.
Thin blue line meets budget red ink
Economy

Cameron Bagrie: Thin blue line meets budget red ink

A budget initiative to deal with a spate of crimes finds itself subject to a thief of another kind: inflation.

Cameron Bagrie 13 May 2022
230 million reasons why Mega’s owners cut US deal
Technology

Peter Griffin: 230 million reasons why Mega’s owners cut US deal

The US is hellbent on making an example of Kim Dotcom. But the real issue is the push by governments to gain access to the encryption systems of the major digital platforms.

Peter Griffin 12 May 2022
If you're going to ask for a pay rise, do it now
Economy

Frances Cook: If you're going to ask for a pay rise, do it now

If you’ve been waiting, hoping, delaying, and thinking you need to find the perfect moment to ask for a raise … that moment is now.

Frances Cook 11 May 2022
KiwiSaver down: rainy quarter ruins rosy returns

David Chaplin: KiwiSaver down: rainy quarter ruins rosy returns

The brutal first quarter of 2022 will certainly see some KiwiSaver members questioning their risk tolerance or manager choice. 

David Chaplin 11 May 2022