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.
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
The number crunching behind Briscoe's apparently effortless success
Retail

Jenny Ruth: The number crunching behind Briscoe's apparently effortless success

Briscoe's strategy is to get suppliers like Breville to do the picking, packing and dispatching of products, while clipping the ticket.

Jenny Ruth 21 Mar 2022
Space companies plunge to earth

Brian Gaynor: Space companies plunge to earth

Space travel has become a hot activity for the rich and famous, but the seven listed space companies have been a bit of a fizzer on the share market.

Brian Gaynor 19 Mar 2022
It’s not just fuel that's under the pump
Economy

Rosie Collins: It’s not just fuel that's under the pump

A temporary cut to fuel taxes was a  quick fix. But we need serious long-term solutions for other price increases.

Rosie Collins 18 Mar 2022