Roger Douglas on New Zealand's trillion-dollar problem
Huge future costs are being incurred that will have to be carried by those yet to be born.
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Matthew Hooton: You'll miss Winston when he's gone
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Farm land bill row: Minister hits back
An outline of what the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill actually does and doesn't do.
Ben Kepes: What is it with developers and their edifice complexes?
Does "build it and they will come" mantra still work?
Juha Saarinen: Apps losing face with racist scanning tech
Facial recognition failing to 'see' darker people risks horrific legal consequences.
Comment: Why Eugenie Sage's proposed land Bill beggars belief
Bill threatens the economic future of a collection of farms that embody Brand New Zealand.
Debunking the myth that lawyers uphold their own employment rights
COMMENT: Making sure lawyers are paid a minimum and living wage relative to hours worked.
Renewable energy: Covid an opportunity to reduce emissions and create jobs
COMMENT: Countries can meet their emissions reduction targets as they create jobs.
Mary Holm: It pays to check your Super
A couple's windfall is a reminder to make sure you're on the right tax code.
Liam Dann: Is our housing market completely bullet proof?
News that house prices are rising again highlights the big economic challenge we face.
Oliver Mander: Auckland Airport company in a holding pattern
Investors are banking on better times returning. But the big question is when.
Steven Joyce: Covid's costs are coming home to roost
It's time for the politicians to admit the world has changed.
Fran O'Sullivan: National's tax plan so cynical it just might work
National's tax cut promise is certainly bold — it's also a complete rort.
Brian Fallow: Covid's scarring will take years to heal
Slower recovery now expected, especially in areas that rely on tourism.
Liam Dann: New Zealand's recession that's already over
Perhaps the weirdest thing about the Covid-19 recession is that it is already over.
Matthew Hooton: National takes its last throw of the dice
Behind in the polls, party must be bold when it unveils its economic transformation plan.
Ex-files: Can my mother leave my sister out of her will?
My sister is very well-off, and she barely spoke to mum. Can she challenge the will?
Juha Saarinen: Social media giants: Is it too late to rein them in?
Social media platforms have become something far darker than we could have imagined.
Liam Dann: We blew it - recession a reminder of bigger economic failure
NZ's first recession in 11 years is a reminder we wasted the opportunity for real change.
Darcy Ungaro: The intelligent and the lazy investor
Are passive funds and ETFs really going to build the kind of wealth you're looking for?
Ben Kepes: Whittaker's and all that is good about dynasties
Ben Kepes on keeping it in the family.
Bruce Cotterill: Hard times ahead — bank on it
When Covid hits lenders, life can only get tougher for businesses in need of a loan.
Fran O'Sullivan: Let's make it clear who's flying this machine
Air NZ situation shows NZ First's excessive power in this Government.
Mary Holm: From $1042 a year to $150,000 — it is possible
Such dramatic KiwiSaver growth depends on two things.
Michael Cullen: We can't go backwards into our future
After Covid-19, returning to the way we were isn't an option.
Liam Dann: Party leaders pitch for business vote - how did they go?
Party leaders pitch for business vote and BusinessNZ election event.
Comment: Firms drive economic growth, not the Government
NZ needs more than good public policy to claw its way out of the Covid-19 crisis.
Brian Fallow: Looking for Covid-19's cost in the job numbers
Wage subsidy appears to have succeeded, and kept people in jobs.
Kate MacNamara: Why productivity at the Productivity Commission seems to be at a low ebb
Despite urgent need for economic expertise, the Productivity Commission is at a low ebb.
Matthew Hooton: Labour's cynical tax plan - but Nats risk taking us back to Muldoonery
Major parties are competing to be the most cynical.
Fran O'Sullivan: Labour's tax plan ruffles geese without plucking
Hard to justify sabre rattles over 39% tax rate which affects so few.
Hamish Rutherford: Labour's 'cup of coffee' tax on super earners
Labour's tax on super earners will affect few and raise little in the way of tax.
Eric Crampton: Inequality, deprivation, and the Unicef report
Important parts of government policy are failing children.