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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.
DAVID CHAPLIN: National's BusinessStart out in the cold
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David Chaplin: DAVID CHAPLIN: National's BusinessStart out in the cold

The National Party's BusinessStart policy proposes a mistaken use of KiwiSaver funds, argues David Chaplin

David Chaplin 05 Aug 2020
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BRIAN GAYNOR: Timing's right for a Mainfreight share split?
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Brian Gaynor: BRIAN GAYNOR: Timing's right for a Mainfreight share split?

There used to be a strongly held view that NZX-listed company share prices shouldn’t go above $10. This was based on the theory that New Zealand investors believed double digit share prices were too expensive and lower prices offered better opportunities.This perceived problem wa...

Brian Gaynor 04 Aug 2020
VICTORIA YOUNG: Understanding Mainzeal’s 'rough justice'
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Victoria Young: VICTORIA YOUNG: Understanding Mainzeal’s 'rough justice'

Jenny Shipley, Richard Yan and two other former Mainzeal directors have been arguing the High Court was wrong in finding them liable for breaches of directors’ duties, to the tune of $36 million. That's it in a nutshell, but the case — stemming from the company’s $110 million...

Victoria Young 04 Aug 2020
GAVIN EVANS: 100% Renewable - a $4b brand
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Gavin Evans: GAVIN EVANS: 100% Renewable - a $4b brand

If a country is benchmarking itself against Costa Rica, Iceland and Paraguay, there’s a good chance it’s measuring the wrong thing. But the Labour-led government is looking keenly to share in the “critical strategic advantage” that it ascribes to the cheap, 100 percent renewab...

Gavin Evans 03 Aug 2020