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.
Economy
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Tim Hazledine: TIM HAZLEDINE: No more, please
Like probably most people – Boomers, anyway – I began my career as a published writer with a letter to the editor. The results of the 1966 Census had just been announced, and the Otago Daily Times had run a leader bemoaning the fact that the population of Dunedin, where I lived,...
Markets
Victoria Young: ON THE MONEY: Infratil, SkyCity, Synlait and more
Welcome to the inaugural edition of On the Money, BusinessDesk’s weekly column on money and the people making it. Mo’ money for MorrisonThey must be dancing on their desks at 5 Market Lane, Wellington, the home of Infratil and Morrison & Co. Infratil’s recently released annual r...
Policy
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Jehan Casinader: JEHAN CASINADER: Pike River re-entry was not just about politics
There is only one road to Pike River, and it is marked by the memory of 29 dead men.White crosses have been painted across the tar seal. There are 29 effigies lining the road, each dressed with helmets and grubby overalls. Pike River ID tags are pinned to their chests.To those wh...
Brian Gaynor: BRIAN GAYNOR: Metlifecare – chairman Kim Ellis is on the ropes
The bitter dispute between Metlifecare and the Swedish-owned Asia Pacific Village Group is unique.
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