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.
Soil is the new cash crop except in carbon-rich New Zealand

Nicola Harvey: Soil is the new cash crop except in carbon-rich New Zealand

The potential of the soil market is that farmers can keep producing above the surface while cultivating life below.

Nicola Harvey 05 May 2021
Bidenomics: seismic shift or Trumpist nationalism retooled?
Politics

Pattrick Smellie: Bidenomics: seismic shift or Trumpist nationalism retooled?

Big-spending, interventionist, pro-union, and 'America First' – Joe Biden's America suddenly looks wide awake.

Pattrick Smellie 03 May 2021
Infratil and the perils of doing business with government agencies
Markets

Jenny Ruth: Infratil and the perils of doing business with government agencies

A number of NZX-listed companies, including Infratil, have been burnt while doing business with the public sector.

Jenny Ruth 03 May 2021
Super-cheap money. Are borrowers or bank shareholders winning?

Cameron Bagrie: Super-cheap money. Are borrowers or bank shareholders winning?

A huge proportion of the money greasing the NZ banking system is deposited on the shortest possible term at virtually zero interest rates. Who is benefitting from that?

Cameron Bagrie 03 May 2021