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.
Our brand should be a magnet for the world’s tech talent
Technology

Peter Griffin: Our brand should be a magnet for the world’s tech talent

NZ needs to start hustling more aggressively get world-class talent down here to support our digital ambitions.

Peter Griffin 03 Dec 2020
KiwiSaver countdown: why going nuclear could be the default option
Policy

David Chaplin: KiwiSaver countdown: why going nuclear could be the default option

The process of appointing new default KiwiSaver providers promises to be something of a minefield.

David Chaplin 03 Dec 2020
Climate emergency: It didn't have to be this way
Infrastructure Opinion

Gavin Evans: Climate emergency: It didn't have to be this way

Three years squandered pursuing silly slogans rather than low-cost emission reductions. 

Gavin Evans 02 Dec 2020
Softening up for capital gains tax in all but name
Economy

Pattrick Smellie: Softening up for capital gains tax in all but name

Call it what you like, the bright-line test is already a capital gains tax, and appears to be the government's best hope of looking as if it's doing something quickly about the house price boom.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Dec 2020