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.
Victoria Young: OPINION: Fraud office problems need to be taken seriously
Few in the legal community will be surprised to hear the Serious Fraud Office has been sounding the alarm that it is struggling with its workload. The government agency told MPs late last month it will “confront significant limitations” to deliver investigations and prosecutions...
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Pattrick Smellie: OPINION: Xero vs A2: a brief memo on resignations
This week saw the unexpected departures by lynchpin participants in two of this country's most successful companies - Xero and A2 Milk - in two resignations for private family health reasons.In the case of Xero chair Graham Smith, the statement was very clearly a departure "earli...
Economy
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Pattrick Smellie: OPINION: Why so conservative, Grant?
Here’s a prediction: the political commentariat and the government's core support base will sweep aside the $12 billion of additional capital spending announced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson today as unduly conservative – even miserly.Having raised expectations the governme...
Policy
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Gavin Evans: OPINION: Bigger issues in Matthews petition can't be ignored
The gathering storm over the firing of former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is not going to be easy for the government to ignore.It is an employment matter and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is right to not wade in, but the broader constitutional implications are far more import...
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