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.
Xinjiang – we’ve gone about as far as we can go, for now
Politics

Pattrick Smellie: Xinjiang – we’ve gone about as far as we can go, for now

NZ is starting to test the limits of Chinese tolerance for criticism, with a step-change in political positioning on our largest trading partner's human rights abuses.

Pattrick Smellie 05 May 2021
KiwiSaver providers await final default call
Finance

David Chaplin: KiwiSaver providers await final default call

After passing through three selection rounds over 14 years, the KiwiSaver default prize is not as shiny as it used to be.

David Chaplin 05 May 2021
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