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.
Pattrick Smellie: Minimum wage rise a gift to National
With today's announcement, the minimum wage has risen by more than a third in five years. For business owners facing a tough post-covid environment, it is a confidence-killer.
Victoria Young: Has the market regulator finally grown a pair?
The current process means while it is easy for NZX’s surveillance team to spot suspicious transactions, getting a criminal conviction is much, much harder.
Markets
Paul McBeth: Earnings season: longing for those green shoots
Company earnings season is normally a good time to get a steer on the health of the economy.
Technology
Peter Griffin: Crypto-shenanigans meets disaster capitalism in the Pacific
Tonga’s lawmakers will this year consider plans to follow in El Salvador’s footsteps to make bitcoin currency legal tender.
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