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.
A Good Keen Median Man
Opinion

Dileepa Fonseka: A Good Keen Median Man

How relevant is the old idea of the "median" voter, when the largest voting bloc at the next election will be millennials, born between 1981 and 1996?

Dileepa Fonseka 21 Mar 2023
Bugger, I'm the new minister of health
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Ian McCrae: Bugger, I'm the new minister of health

The Canterbury earthquake rebuild has lessons for healthcare in NZ.

Ian McCrae 21 Mar 2023
When the mirage of market value changes meets reality
Opinion

Jenny Ruth: When the mirage of market value changes meets reality

Accounting rules don’t appear to be serving investors very well, boosting property companies' supposed “profits”.

Jenny Ruth 20 Mar 2023
Leadership, more than butter and bread
Opinion

Dileepa Fonseka: Leadership, more than butter and bread

NZ politicians need to wake up as political leadership, on either end of the spectrum, is about more than bridges and roads.

Dileepa Fonseka 18 Mar 2023