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.
Screech! That's the sound of the credit brake

Cameron Bagrie: Screech! That's the sound of the credit brake

The movement in credit conditions is significant, and for many, it feels like walking into a brick wall.

Cameron Bagrie 14 Dec 2021
Transpower's refreshed board: what does it mean for electricity?
Politics

Pattrick Smellie: Transpower's refreshed board: what does it mean for electricity?

Helen Clark's former chief political adviser and former Meridian Energy CEO Keith Turner have turned up on the board of the national grid operator at a critical time for electricity policy.

Pattrick Smellie 13 Dec 2021
Will Damien O'Connor save Fonterra's farmers from themselves?

Jenny Ruth: Will Damien O'Connor save Fonterra's farmers from themselves?

Farmers have overwhelmingly supported a Fonterra capital restructure that needs a law change but that agriculture minister Damian O'Connor has said publicly he doesn't support.

Jenny Ruth 13 Dec 2021
Winton Land – The tortoise or the hare?
Property

Brian Gaynor: Winton Land – The tortoise or the hare?

Winton Land will need to move more like a cheetah than a hare to match the performance of long-time land developer, CDL Investments, Brian Gaynor suggests.

Brian Gaynor 11 Dec 2021