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.
PETER GRIFFIN: The health passport - simultaneously clever and scary
Technology

Peter Griffin: PETER GRIFFIN: The health passport - simultaneously clever and scary

We are starting to get an idea of the extent to which the pandemic will influence the shape of technological innovation this decade.

Peter Griffin 27 Aug 2020
DAVID CHAPLIN: Do mid-caps need another govt fund?

David Chaplin: DAVID CHAPLIN: Do mid-caps need another govt fund?

There’s a hole in the market, dear minister, a hole.Or so government advisers told the Minister of Economic Development Phil Twyford in a recently released Cabinet paper.“The Small Business Council and officials from MBIE and NZTE have previously identified a capital gap for smal...

David Chaplin 26 Aug 2020
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