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.
A perilous pre-vaccine environment
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: A perilous pre-vaccine environment

The government faces a testing political vacuum between now and the July mass rollout of covid vaccinations.

Pattrick Smellie 12 Apr 2021
AFT's disclosure lacks candour despite chair's pedigree
Opinion

Jenny Ruth: AFT's disclosure lacks candour despite chair's pedigree

AFT's chair David Flacks chairs NZX's regulatory governance committee and used to chair NZX's disciplinary tribunal, making AFT's late profit downgrade all the more surprising.

Jenny Ruth 12 Apr 2021
Big problems for a knight and a dame
Opinion

Brian Gaynor: Big problems for a knight and a dame

Recent legal problems have shone spotlights on the personalities and careers of Sir Ron Brierley and Dame Jenny Shipley.

Brian Gaynor 10 Apr 2021
New Zealand can learn from Spain’s 4 day working week
Opinion

Caleb Hulme-Moir: New Zealand can learn from Spain’s 4 day working week

While the details of the Spanish programme are still to be hashed out, it is a progressive, bold move.

Caleb Hulme-Moir 10 Apr 2021