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.
Looking back – The NZX in the early 1980s
Markets

Brian Gaynor: Looking back – The NZX in the early 1980s

The ten years ended December 1979 had been a dreadful decade for the NZX.

Brian Gaynor 02 Jan 2021
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS:  Eight of NZ’s top-class lodges

Brent Melville: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: Eight of NZ’s top-class lodges

Kiwis are natural-born explorers. And given our inclination to head overseas at the first opportunity, many of us are capable of providing advice on where to stay in Anguilla or Zante, but less familiar with our own backyard.

Brent Melville 01 Jan 2021
Terms and Conditions for 2021

Pattrick Smellie: Terms and Conditions for 2021

Owing to certain disappointments in the way the year 2020 panned out, we have developed the following Terms and Conditions to guide the operation of the year 2021.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Jan 2021
The RBNZ won't go negative. Why would it?
Finance Free Best of BusinessDesk

Rebecca Howard: The RBNZ won't go negative. Why would it?

The central bank won’t cut the cash rate into negative territory. It doesn’t need to.  

Rebecca Howard 01 Jan 2021