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.
Baking in digital skills: the urgent task ahead
Technology Free

Peter Griffin: Baking in digital skills: the urgent task ahead

Digital skills are table stakes in almost every industry now – irrespective of the goods or services being produced. Investing in those skills is also a way to keep staff.

Peter Griffin 24 Mar 2022
Covid-19: are we there yet?

Pattrick Smellie: Covid-19: are we there yet?

The pandemic is not over, but today marks a point of no return on the use of public restrictions to prevent its spread.

Pattrick Smellie 23 Mar 2022
Default dirty washing (episode 3)
KiwiSaver

David Chaplin: Default dirty washing (episode 3)

A spurious soap line meets another cluster of dirty laundry involving KiwiSaver default funds - and their regulator.

David Chaplin 23 Mar 2022
Return of the current account deficit: why it still matters

Cameron Bagrie: Return of the current account deficit: why it still matters

We all stopped worrying about the balance of payments deficit for a while, but now it's back and it can't be ignored.

Cameron Bagrie 22 Mar 2022