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.
BRIAN GAYNOR: The big trade-off: Economic activity vs lives
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Brian Gaynor: BRIAN GAYNOR: The big trade-off: Economic activity vs lives

Global governments are facing a huge dilemma at present: how do they assess the trade-offs between economic activity and lives during the covid-19 pandemic?

Brian Gaynor 19 Sep 2020
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ON THE MONEY: RBNZ, ANZ, Bezzant, Beaton and more
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Victoria Young: ON THE MONEY: RBNZ, ANZ, Bezzant, Beaton and more

This week On The Money looks at ANZ and Spark bosses swapping notes, a notable absence in Fonterra's new alumni club, Bezzanting your CV and more.

Victoria Young 19 Sep 2020
PATTRICK SMELLIE: Nats find their fiscal sweet spot: the household wallet
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Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Nats find their fiscal sweet spot: the household wallet

National's income tax relief package is a shrewd feint that may not win it the election, but should shore up its base by giving it a real point of difference to campaign on.

Pattrick Smellie 18 Sep 2020
PATTRICK SMELLIE: Watch as a country eats its own fat
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Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Watch as a country eats its own fat

The most dramatic numbers in yesterday's pre-election update show what happens when a government spends to fend off a crisis, the economy shrinks anyway, and tax revenues plummet.

Pattrick Smellie 17 Sep 2020