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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.
Three waters ‘balance sheet separation’ decoded
Policy Free

Andreas Heuser: Three waters ‘balance sheet separation’ decoded

Will the national government underwrite local utilities’ debts?

Andreas Heuser and David Ehrhardt 15 Dec 2023
Standout employment cases of 2023
Law & Regulation

Rebecca Rendle: Standout employment cases of 2023

Three of the most fascinating judgments relating to workplace issues.

Rebecca Rendle 15 Dec 2023
Good early call from Willis on ferry upgrade blow-out
Infrastructure

Pattrick Smellie: Good early call from Willis on ferry upgrade blow-out

NZ First's fingerprints are all over the ferry upgrade boondoggle, now canned.

Pattrick Smellie 14 Dec 2023
We need to reclaim our agency over tech in 2024
Technology

Peter Griffin: We need to reclaim our agency over tech in 2024

People are over being made to feel like Luddites if they don't fully embrace it.

Peter Griffin 14 Dec 2023
Red meat trade: Are we reverting to volume?
Primary Sector

Julia Jones: Red meat trade: Are we reverting to volume?

Julia Jones 14 Dec 2023
The rise and rise of Fraud as a Service
Finance

David Chaplin: The rise and rise of Fraud as a Service

David Chaplin 13 Dec 2023
Business of Government: A fragile and leaky ship of state
Policy

Jem Traylen: Business of Government: A fragile and leaky ship of state

Jem Traylen 13 Dec 2023
A stampede of local government asset sale proposals
Finance

Pattrick Smellie: A stampede of local government asset sale proposals

Pattrick Smellie 12 Dec 2023
Political dilemmas: missing the bus
Politics

Dileepa Fonseka: Political dilemmas: missing the bus

Dileepa Fonseka 11 Dec 2023
The ghost of inflation past, present and future

Warren Couillault: The ghost of inflation past, present and future

Warren Couillault 09 Dec 2023
What happened to NZ Rugby’s $100m capital raise
Sport

Trevor McKewen: What happened to NZ Rugby’s $100m capital raise

Trevor McKewen 08 Dec 2023
Hobson’s choice when it comes to growth

Paul McBeth: Hobson’s choice when it comes to growth

Paul McBeth 07 Dec 2023
Our tech companies are going global at an accelerating rate
Technology

Peter Griffin: Our tech companies are going global at an accelerating rate

Peter Griffin 07 Dec 2023
The regions: crisis or opportunity?
Politics

David Cunliffe, Kieran Brown, and Thomas Klotz: The regions: crisis or opportunity?

David Cunliffe, Kieran Brown, and Thomas Klotz 06 Dec 2023
Contributing factors as KiwiSaver gains some, loses a few in harder times

David Chaplin: Contributing factors as KiwiSaver gains some, loses a few in harder times

David Chaplin 06 Dec 2023
Negotiations at COP28 likely to affect NZ businesses
Environment

Belinda Mathers: Negotiations at COP28 likely to affect NZ businesses

Belinda Mathers 05 Dec 2023
Public service cannot promise any government ‘no surprises’
Public sector Free

Derek Gill: Public service cannot promise any government ‘no surprises’

Derek Gill 05 Dec 2023
NZ needs smarter and lighter regulation, not no regulation
Politics

Warren Couillault: NZ needs smarter and lighter regulation, not no regulation

Warren Couillault 02 Dec 2023
Provinces stall rugby reform with 'ownership' mentality
Sport

Trevor McKewen: Provinces stall rugby reform with 'ownership' mentality

Trevor McKewen 01 Dec 2023
New govt impact on employment relations
Law & Regulation

Bronwyn Heenan: New govt impact on employment relations

Bronwyn Heenan 01 Dec 2023
We need to accelerate our AI uptake
Technology

Justin Gray: We need to accelerate our AI uptake

Justin Gray 01 Dec 2023
The future for insurance in NZ

Julia Jones: The future for insurance in NZ

Julia Jones 30 Nov 2023
AI dominates tech
Technology

Peter Griffin: AI dominates tech

Peter Griffin 30 Nov 2023
Kiwi(Saver): why it’s not National's bird of the century

David Chaplin: Kiwi(Saver): why it’s not National's bird of the century

David Chaplin 29 Nov 2023
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