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.
Damien O’Connor’s wilful blindness in his Fonterra about-face
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Jenny Ruth: Damien O’Connor’s wilful blindness in his Fonterra about-face

Even agriculture minister Damien O’Connor’s own advisers have told him Fonterra’s restructuring plan is against the national interest.

Jenny Ruth 27 Jun 2022
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Learning to love a recession
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Cameron Bagrie: Learning to love a recession

Downturns can produce some long-term economic improvements, even if it doesn't feel like it at the time.

Cameron Bagrie 24 Jun 2022
Tech: RIP good times
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Peter Griffin: Tech: RIP good times

The difficult times ahead will serve to forge tech companies and entrepreneurs with a longer-term outlook and more sound fundamentals. 

Peter Griffin 23 Jun 2022
Vote passive: the future of corporate democracy
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David Chaplin: Vote passive: the future of corporate democracy

If the proxy-voting record of the NZ Superannuation Fund is any guide – and it is – retail passive investors might find the ‘democratisation’ of corporate governance more tiresome than liberating.

David Chaplin 22 Jun 2022