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.
Will 'hyperscalers' steal Spark's spark?
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Will 'hyperscalers' steal Spark's spark?

The growth of cloud services is a double-edged sword for Spark. 

Peter Griffin 01 Apr 2021
Writer's block? Get a robot to write instead
Opinion

David Chaplin: Writer's block? Get a robot to write instead

Robots are moving from giving financial advice to writing financial analysis. How soon before they can read their own reports for you?

David Chaplin 31 Mar 2021
NZ RegCo and Precinct fail the transparency test
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Jenny Ruth: NZ RegCo and Precinct fail the transparency test

The need for speed in cutting shareholder approval out of the equation is arguable, but Precinct's failure to provide its shareholders with key information isn't, and neither is NZ RegCo's lack of will to do anything about it.

Jenny Ruth 30 Mar 2021
Housing – Of loopholes and unwelcome new rules
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Geof Nightingale: Housing – Of loopholes and unwelcome new rules

The recent house price rises on top of years of appreciation are dangerously unbalanced for social and economic stability. But have we got the right tools now?

Geof Nightingale 30 Mar 2021