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.
Rethinking the Welfare State

Tim Hazledine: Rethinking the Welfare State

Today's welfare state is the product of a completely different era. What would a welfare state designed today look like?

Tim Hazledine 11 Nov 2020
NZME: how to manage a shrinking ship

Pattrick Smellie: NZME: how to manage a shrinking ship

Stock recovers on outlook for stable earnings, return to dividends.

Pattrick Smellie 10 Nov 2020
Five priorities for the new government
Policy

Pattrick Smellie: Five priorities for the new government

The government has a cautious tinge, but there are a bunch of issues it can't keep ignoring.

Pattrick Smellie 09 Nov 2020
What to expect from negative interest rates
Finance

Jenny Ruth: What to expect from negative interest rates

If the Reserve Bank decides to take its official cash rate negative, it will be dragging us all into a brave new world with likely unintended consequences.

Jenny Ruth 09 Nov 2020