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.
Jane Clifton: JANE CLIFTON: Swirl-o-meter meets the Brow of Mirth
To ask for parties to cut the cackle and state their policies, as many voters have plaintively done after our recent political sleaze-a-thon, is the surest way to summon the Aesopian curse of being careful what one wishes for.The fug of personal scandals did finally clear this we...
Neil Holdom: NEIL HOLDOM: Are there cheaper low-carbon options than pumped storage?
News our government will explore a potential multi-billion dollar pumped hydro facility at Lake Onslow is a welcome sign we are moving beyond rhetoric and into options analysis as NZ Inc seeks a prudent way forward in an era of rapid change and significant uncertainty.While there...
Peter Griffin: PETER GRIFFIN: Getting in first to control artificial intelligence
A couple of years ago, when Microsoft saw growing public unease over use of facial recognition for surveillance in the United States, it set out on a mission to have it regulated.It kicked off an effort in Olympia, the capital of Washington State where Microsoft is based, to intr...
David Chaplin: DAVID CHAPLIN: The new KiwiSaver rules
KiwiSaver fees are set to come under the spotlight again next month in a new report commissioned by the Financial Markets Authority. But given the fees are always under the spotlight, the news – when it comes – may not be that illuminating.
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