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Eric Crampton: Planning reform needed for real supermarket competition
OPINION: Planning rules currently limit supermarket competition in New Zealand.

Opinion: Are New Zealand’s mining royalties too low?
OPINION: Mining contributes to the economy, but relies on foreign investment.

Richard Prebble: A four-year term for Parliament is ‘recipe for chaos’
OPINION: Politicians should not be able to make deal with Opposition to extend their term.

Cecilia Robinson: Why NZ’s health system needs a digital transformation now
OPINION: Sweden’s integrated system allows real-time data access across providers.

How to legally reduce your tax bill before year’s end
OPINION: Check if you're on the right tax code, especially with multiple incomes.

What Trump’s tariff turmoil means for NZ’s economic recovery
OPINION: Good, bad or ugly, here's hoping US tariff announcement brings some certainty.

Bruce Cotterill: Are leaders rewarded on profile rather than performance?
OPINION: Jill Barad received a US$50 million severance after leaving Mattel in 2000.

Fran O’Sullivan: How Luxon’s patience paid off and got India’s Prime Minister on side
OPINION: Careful research and prior preparation were key.

'A fire in my belly': He grew up poor and met dad at 30 - the wild genius behind Synthony
More than 40,000 fans will pack Auckland Domain on Saturday; here's the man behind it all.

Matthew Hooton: RMA finally being fixed after 30 wasted years
OPINION: Chris Bishop built a team that has succeeded where his predecessors failed.

Richard Prebble: Christopher Luxon, successful abroad and woeful at home
OPINION: Luxon needs to step up and be a leader not just a negotiator.

Opinion: Why more generation won’t solve NZ’s energy woes
OPINION: New Zealand's electricity demand could nearly double by 2050.

Liam Dann: If this is a recovery, why does it feel so bad?
OPINION: We're out of recession but consumer confidence has slumped again.

Mary Holm: We borrowed to invest in shares and now we’ve lost money
OPINION: Fire your adviser and lay a complaint!

Matthew Hooton: Luxon’s India trade push could secure second term
OPINION: The PM might gain from trying the same approach he used in New Delhi back home.

Michael Johnston: Better paths vital to get people into training for a trade
OPINION: Just 6% of Kiwi school leavers go straight into an apprenticeship.

Richard Prebble: How I would fix the free school lunch programme
OPINION: Give the money to the schools and make them responsible for making decisions.

Auckland’s biggest landfill set to stay open 7-8 years longer than expected under new proposal
The Redvale landfill at Dairy Flat is NZ's ninth biggest gasfield.

Damian Treanor: How to manage difficult employees effectively
OPINION: Tips for workplace harmony.

The Ex-Files: How to protect your $275k inheritance during a relationship split
OPINION: Inheritance and separation — what you need to know.

Saatchi co-founder Sir John Hegarty on why even good businesses sometimes die
He says modern brands rely too much on data instead of inspiring ideas.