Opinion

15 Dec 18, 10:09am

Rodney Dickens thinks he spots a bust about to unfold in the manuka honey market after a strong boom - caused but the usual suspect, fast rising new supply
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Financial regulation: What should the RBNZ be seeking to achieve?

14 Dec 18, 12:15pm

Geof Mortlock

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Geof Mortlock says as financial sector regulator the RBNZ needs a Policy Objectives Statement, like its Policy Targets Agreement for monetary policy
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This week's guest Top 10

14 Dec 18, 10:12am

Jarrod Kerr

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Jarrod Kerr with the Top 10 things to think about into 2019 from trade wars to yield curve inversion, wage growth, property, Italy and more
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"Thank goodness the Auckland housing market is 'strong' again"

13 Dec 18, 3:35pm

Rodney Dickens

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Rodney Dickens challenges Barfoot's optimistic judgment saying the Auckland market is weaker than average, and that the demand-supply balance doesn't justify much if any upside in prices
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Those weren't the good old days

13 Dec 18, 9:46am

Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne says nobody wants to see a return to the once-common pattern of industrial disputes
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KiwiBuild clarity needed

11 Dec 18, 11:16am

David Hargreaves

52 comments

David Hargreaves says the Government needs to regroup over the holiday period and come back with a more clearly articulated plan for its flagship housing policy
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Don't take your eyes off Europe

10 Dec 18, 1:34pm

Guest

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PwC's Geoff Cooper says China has grabbed the attention of late and is a risk, but the Eurozone might be a larger threat to global financial stability
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The financial sector’s climate imperative

8 Dec 18, 9:30am

Guest

10 comments

Before the next financial crisis erupts, preparing to respond merits a more holistic approach – one that accounts for the serious and escalating threats posed by climate change
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The RBNZ will let the economy run hotter for longer & keep lending rates lower for longer

7 Dec 18, 11:17am

Jarrod Kerr

48 comments

Hood the hawks: The outlook is strong but uncertain. The RBNZ has released the doves, Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr & Jeremy Couchman say in their latest economic outlook
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This week's guest Top 10

7 Dec 18, 10:08am

Guest

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Paul Barber from the NZ Council of Christian Social Services on hope, poverty, family violence, fixing a broken welfare system, reducing inequality through tax reform, virtual mechanics, what great people social workers are and more
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Is Goldilocks in the house?

6 Dec 18, 10:11am

David Hargreaves

107 comments

David Hargreaves wonders whether perhaps we really can achieve a subdued, but not falling, house market - 'neither too hot, nor too cold'
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How Trump's trade war is killing American jobs

5 Dec 18, 12:20pm

Patrick Watson

30 comments

Mauldin Economics' Patrick Watson argues globalization is slowly reversing meaning politicians should try to minimize the pain instead of adding to it
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Employment law reform: Nothing left to fear

3 Dec 18, 9:48am

Chris Trotter

10 comments

Chris Trotter says employment law reform changes leave Labour’s ideological nakedness covered, business lobbyists quietly satisfied & Winston Peters claiming credit
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Why section prices are high in most major urban areas, and solutions

2 Dec 18, 12:42pm

Rodney Dickens

48 comments

Rodney Dickens finds the council-controlled subdivision process, the RMA and increasing infrastructure costs directly contribute to high section prices, and these processes give cover for gouging by developers
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Is there life left in the housing investor?

2 Dec 18, 7:02am

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves looks at some of the past impacts of the RBNZ's 'LVR speed limit' home loan restrictions and ponders how the latest changes to the LVRs might affect the housing landscape
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Orr has spoken. Climate change is real and hitting our back pockets

1 Dec 18, 10:16am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Jenée Tibshraeny on why you should spend more time talking to insurers before buying a property
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This week's guest Top 10

30 Nov 18, 10:00am

Ryan Greenaway-...

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Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on the Top Ten resolved and unresolved issues on the Tax Working Group’s proposed capital gains tax
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What Trump doesn’t understand about business could fill a truck

30 Nov 18, 9:33am

David Cay Johnston

23 comments

DCReport's David Cay Johnston says US President Donald Trump's reaction to GM layoffs shows he doesn’t get automakers, technology or his own new tax law
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We are no better than Trump

29 Nov 18, 8:55am

Peter Dunne

96 comments

Peter Dunne says it seems that where China is concerned, New Zealand has become very reluctant to say a word out of place, presumably for fear of the economic consequences
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Scaremongering about a housing correction

28 Nov 18, 3:15pm

Mieke Welvaert

150 comments

Infometrics' Mieke Welvaert tackles the claim NZ's heading for a house price crash. She explains why she sees a small dip in some places before an upward trend resumes
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