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.
VAUGHN DAVIS: Bearing Barnett’s burden: why businesses have plenty to be proud about
Policy Free

Vaughn Davis: VAUGHN DAVIS: Bearing Barnett’s burden: why businesses have plenty to be proud about

Like many business owners, I was keen to hear the PM’s announcement on Monday about when Auckland’s level 3 status would change.

Vaughn Davis 25 Aug 2020
TIM HAZLEDINE: No more silo money

Tim Hazledine: TIM HAZLEDINE: No more silo money

Silo-money thinking doesn't work, be it for Dunedin student flats, the America's Cup, Auckland rail or NZ Superannuation. 

Tim Hazledine 25 Aug 2020
PATTRICK SMELLIE: A nervous week ahead for a suddenly vulnerable government
Election 2020

Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: A nervous week ahead for a suddenly vulnerable government

Once again, the Prime Minister has produced a well-weighted decision that preserves her political control in the merry dance she's been led all year by a microscopic germ. But it feels increasingly as if Jacinda Ardern is bargaining with a foe whose concessions deliver ever di...

Pattrick Smellie 24 Aug 2020
PATTRICK SMELLIE: NZX partial-listing Auckland's best port option?

Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: NZX partial-listing Auckland's best port option?

The out-of-the-blue proposal that Auckland sell half its port to central government is almost certainly doomed for all kinds of reasons.

Pattrick Smellie 24 Aug 2020