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Chairman John Key stepping down from ANZ NZ's board next month, will quit parent ANZ Banking Group's board too
27th Feb 24, 9:58am
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Chairman John Key stepping down from ANZ NZ's board next month, will quit parent ANZ Banking Group's board too
If those elected to the Māori Seats refuse to take them, then what possible reason could the country have for retaining them? – asks Chris Trotter
4th Dec 23, 9:33am
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If those elected to the Māori Seats refuse to take them, then what possible reason could the country have for retaining them? – asks Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter looks at whether Christopher Luxon's corporate leadership style can cut it in politics
20th Nov 23, 7:52am
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Chris Trotter looks at whether Christopher Luxon's corporate leadership style can cut it in politics
Former Cabinet Minister and five time coalition negotiator Peter Dunne explains how coalition talks work behind the scenes
27th Oct 23, 10:56am
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Former Cabinet Minister and five time coalition negotiator Peter Dunne explains how coalition talks work behind the scenes
She was 'appalled' he was reappointed without an independent review, so how will likely incoming Finance Minister Nicola Willis get on with RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr?
17th Oct 23, 2:14pm
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She was 'appalled' he was reappointed without an independent review, so how will likely incoming Finance Minister Nicola Willis get on with RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr?
A rerun of the election debate on the age of eligibility for NZ Super ignores the real costs and the real unsolved problems for both paying for superannuation and making it fair
4th Jun 23, 3:16pm
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A rerun of the election debate on the age of eligibility for NZ Super ignores the real costs and the real unsolved problems for both paying for superannuation and making it fair
Economist Brian Easton says Cyclone Gabrielle is a challenge to fiscal stability. He would prefer a special tax to pay for remediation and adaption
13th Mar 23, 9:57am
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Economist Brian Easton says Cyclone Gabrielle is a challenge to fiscal stability. He would prefer a special tax to pay for remediation and adaption
This Election Year, New Zealand desperately needs, and deserves, so much more than the 'least worst' option
6th Mar 23, 9:23am
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This Election Year, New Zealand desperately needs, and deserves, so much more than the 'least worst' option
Too few to win, too many to die: it is looking more and more as if the National Party’s conservative falcons can no longer hear the falconer, Chris Trotter says
21st Mar 22, 7:50am
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Too few to win, too many to die: it is looking more and more as if the National Party’s conservative falcons can no longer hear the falconer, Chris Trotter says
Some might ask why National MPs would install yet another 'successful business person' at the helm of their party? Isn’t one Todd Muller enough?
29th Nov 21, 7:35am
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Some might ask why National MPs would install yet another 'successful business person' at the helm of their party? Isn’t one Todd Muller enough?
ANZ NZ chairman John Key says retail and central banks should use cryptocurrencies to improve the payments system in the face of competition from giant tech companies
7th Nov 21, 6:00am
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ANZ NZ chairman John Key says retail and central banks should use cryptocurrencies to improve the payments system in the face of competition from giant tech companies
Are the Prime Minister’s formidable communication skills equal to the task of getting her government’s anti-Covid campaign back on track?
11th Oct 21, 10:05am
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Are the Prime Minister’s formidable communication skills equal to the task of getting her government’s anti-Covid campaign back on track?
Dipping our toes into the podcasting world, interest.co.nz probes whether it would be possible and desirable for the government and Reserve Bank to deliberately reduce house prices
10th Oct 21, 6:00am
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Dipping our toes into the podcasting world, interest.co.nz probes whether it would be possible and desirable for the government and Reserve Bank to deliberately reduce house prices
It's as well John Key declined to govern New Zealand with the ham-fistedness on display in his woeful Covid opinion-piece, Chris Trotter says
27th Sep 21, 8:47am
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It's as well John Key declined to govern New Zealand with the ham-fistedness on display in his woeful Covid opinion-piece, Chris Trotter says
Roger J Kerr says the foreign exchange markets seem to be taking the view that the historical GDP growth numbers are questionable and the risks ahead for the NZ economy outweigh any positive past performance
20th Sep 21, 8:15am
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Roger J Kerr says the foreign exchange markets seem to be taking the view that the historical GDP growth numbers are questionable and the risks ahead for the NZ economy outweigh any positive past performance
Roger J Kerr tackles the nitty gritty on our current handling of the Covid pandemic, the direction of the economy and what it all means for the future value of the NZ dollar
13th Sep 21, 8:19am
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Roger J Kerr tackles the nitty gritty on our current handling of the Covid pandemic, the direction of the economy and what it all means for the future value of the NZ dollar
Roger J Kerr says our currency seems to have 'zoomed' up too far and too fast, so, a fall seems likely in coming days
6th Sep 21, 8:30am
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Roger J Kerr says our currency seems to have 'zoomed' up too far and too fast, so, a fall seems likely in coming days
Roger J Kerr suggests John Key and Bill English would have done a better job of managing the current Covid crisis
30th Aug 21, 9:25am
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Roger J Kerr suggests John Key and Bill English would have done a better job of managing the current Covid crisis
Chris Trotter ponders whether Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party has found the same electoral sweet-spot that kept John Key’s National Party in the mid-to-high 40s for the best part of a decade
28th Jun 21, 9:44am
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Chris Trotter ponders whether Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party has found the same electoral sweet-spot that kept John Key’s National Party in the mid-to-high 40s for the best part of a decade
Will Labour stand behind the revolutionary proposals contained in He Puapua – the 20-year plan to realise the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
12th Apr 21, 9:24am
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Will Labour stand behind the revolutionary proposals contained in He Puapua – the 20-year plan to realise the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
Gareth Vaughan wonders whether the only way New Zealand will get a circuit breaker to our housing affordability woes will be if there's a severe housing market downturn
21st Feb 21, 6:02am
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Gareth Vaughan wonders whether the only way New Zealand will get a circuit breaker to our housing affordability woes will be if there's a severe housing market downturn
Chris Trotter says as anybody with the intestinal fortitude to brave the commentary threads of local news-sites, large and small, will attest: the number of Trump-supporting New Zealanders is really quite astounding
18th Jan 21, 8:43am
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Chris Trotter says as anybody with the intestinal fortitude to brave the commentary threads of local news-sites, large and small, will attest: the number of Trump-supporting New Zealanders is really quite astounding
Brendon Harre sees the property owning ‘haves’ taking all the economic opportunity and leaving nothing for the ‘have-nots’. He wants a Housing Commissioner with the ability to level the field
27th Dec 20, 6:02am
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Brendon Harre sees the property owning ‘haves’ taking all the economic opportunity and leaving nothing for the ‘have-nots’. He wants a Housing Commissioner with the ability to level the field
Social Credit leader Chris Leitch argues the clock should be wound back for the future so the Reserve Bank acts in support of government policy rather than against it
3rd Dec 20, 9:14am
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Social Credit leader Chris Leitch argues the clock should be wound back for the future so the Reserve Bank acts in support of government policy rather than against it
Property and residential construction company Stonewood Group launches a finance arm to fund residential developments
20th Nov 20, 7:35am
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Property and residential construction company Stonewood Group launches a finance arm to fund residential developments