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.
Why are floating interest rates so high?
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Cameron Bagrie: Why are floating interest rates so high?

Plaudits to ANZ for its 1.68% floating rate for new build homes. But it should also raise some questions over the gap between floating rates relative to short-term fixed rates.

Cameron Bagrie 28 Jun 2021
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Bitcoin – 'the value must be zero now'
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Brian Gaynor: Bitcoin – 'the value must be zero now'

Nassim Taleb, the highly regarded US academic and writer, is back in the spotlight after skewering bitcoin, and the blockchain technology so many want to laud.

Brian Gaynor 26 Jun 2021
How much more juice can IRD squeeze?
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Paul McBeth: How much more juice can IRD squeeze?

Is the tax department still fighting the battles of yesteryear with its Frucor case?

Paul McBeth 25 Jun 2021
Consumers need to trust green tick labels stand for more than just profit
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Nicola Harvey: Consumers need to trust green tick labels stand for more than just profit

What’s lacking now, urgently, for NZ's rural sector is one label that stands for full system change – farm driven supply chain transparency. 

Nicola Harvey 25 Jun 2021