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.
What to learn from the We Are Indigo-Callaghan mess
Opinion

Peter Griffin: What to learn from the We Are Indigo-Callaghan mess

The spiralling controversy surrounding Callaghan Innovation's rejection of advisory firm We Are Indigo from bidding on recent contracts needs an independent inquiry.

Peter Griffin 03 Nov 2022
Treasury plays funny buggers over Kiwibank’s $2.1b price
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Jenny Ruth: Treasury plays funny buggers over Kiwibank’s $2.1b price

Treasury claimed there was no valuation backing the sale price of a large government asset. Yeah, right.

Jenny Ruth 02 Nov 2022
Bank lending rules are holding NZ back
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Carl Blanchard: Bank lending rules are holding NZ back

New Zealand's potential to grow faster is being held back by bank lending rules that discourage lending on productive assets. That needs to change, argues PwC partner Carl Blanchard.

Carl Blanchard 02 Nov 2022
But wait, there's more: NZ Super turns page on impact
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David Chaplin: But wait, there's more: NZ Super turns page on impact

At 278 pages, the 2022 NZ Super annual report is 16 up on the previous year’s effort, which set a tonnage record for disclosure at the time.

David Chaplin 02 Nov 2022