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.
NZ’s Pacific diplomacy – vaccines, aid and China
Coronavirus

Pattrick Smellie: NZ’s Pacific diplomacy – vaccines, aid and China

NZ can't advance its interests in the Pacific through size or aggression, so it needs to play smart.

Pattrick Smellie 21 Dec 2020
Kiwis deserve a blissful summer holiday

Jehan Casinader: Kiwis deserve a blissful summer holiday

Enjoy the break at the end of a long and difficult year. 2021 will have its moments too!

Jehan Casinader 19 Dec 2020
Abano – a sad adieu to one-time Watson plaything
Law & Regulation

Brian Gaynor: Abano – a sad adieu to one-time Watson plaything

Abano's delisting next Tuesday ends the NZX history of a company that grew out of some classic 1980s-style manoeuvring by Eric Watson.

Brian Gaynor 19 Dec 2020
Ihumātao: far from a done deal
Politics Free

Pattrick Smellie: Ihumātao: far from a done deal

A lot of hot air is being talked about yesterday's Ihumātao deal. The reality is the Treaty settlement process is intact and a permanent fix is still some way off.

Pattrick Smellie 18 Dec 2020