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Global economy to worsen but NZ well placed to cope: RBNZ
Finance

Global economy to worsen but NZ well placed to cope: RBNZ

While house prices have fallen, the Reserve Bank said they are still “above their sustainable level”.

Staff reporters 02 Nov 2022
Treasury plays funny buggers over Kiwibank’s $2.1b price
Finance

Jenny Ruth: Treasury plays funny buggers over Kiwibank’s $2.1b price

Treasury claimed there was no valuation backing the sale price of a large government asset. Yeah, right.

Jenny Ruth 02 Nov 2022
Taxing super profits – how much is too much?
Infrastructure

Taxing super profits – how much is too much?

The Green party says power companies are making too much money and should be taxed more. The gentailers say things are more complicated than that.

Ian Llewellyn 02 Nov 2022
Memo to the energy minister from ex-Genesis CEO
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Memo to the energy minister from ex-Genesis CEO

New Zealand is strangely unwilling to shake up its existing electricity market arrangements to stop coal prices making renewable energy more expensive than it needs to be, argues departing Genesis Energy CEO.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Nov 2022