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.
Neck, meet block. Predictions for 2022
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Pattrick Smellie: Neck, meet block. Predictions for 2022

Don't live in expectation of an improvement on the last two years, and you may be pleasantly surprised. 

Pattrick Smellie 17 Jan 2022
Take that, world! How we gave covid our best shot
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Ian Powell: Take that, world! How we gave covid our best shot

New Zealand's performance against covid-19 has been outstanding compared with the rest of the world. What are the reasons for this?

Ian Powell 15 Jan 2022
Our biggest economic risk – ineffective cybersecurity
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Peter Griffin: Our biggest economic risk – ineffective cybersecurity

Cybersecurity attacks will likely come even faster and have the potential to inflict more damage this year.

Peter Griffin 13 Jan 2022
More amiss at RBNZ than senior staff loss
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Jenny Ruth: More amiss at RBNZ than senior staff loss

Recent Reserve Bank research has been shoddy, if not downright malpractice, it may have misled parliament and it's demonstrating a worrying attitude towards dissent.

Jenny Ruth 10 Jan 2022