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.
Speculators gonna speculate; regulators gonna educate
Opinion

David Chaplin: Speculators gonna speculate; regulators gonna educate

Even before the GameStop pile-on the growing scale of platform-investing, and the potential for fraud, was popping up on regulatory radars.

David Chaplin 03 Feb 2021
Climate strategy needs greater ambition for industry
Opinion

Gavin Evans: Climate strategy needs greater ambition for industry

The Climate Change Commission's selective ambition risks closing off options.

Gavin Evans 03 Feb 2021
The Pacific, China and the Biden Presidency
Opinion

James Robertson: The Pacific, China and the Biden Presidency

A new chapter is starting in the struggle for influence in the Pacific, as the Biden presidency prepares to deal with China's ambitions in a region where the US is used to holding sway.

James Robertson 02 Feb 2021