Public Policy

Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election

Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election

‘If we’re having to compromise on everything and just be there for the votes, that’s not something we would agree to’: Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong talks policies, what it would mean to get into Parliament and coalition dealbreakers

‘If we’re having to compromise on everything and just be there for the votes, that’s not something we would agree to’: Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong talks policies, what it would mean to get into Parliament and coalition dealbreakers

RBNZ's mandate gets political as NZ First leader Winston Peters favours return of employment objective alongside inflation targeting, PM Christopher Luxon says 'that looks like a soft outreach to Labour'

RBNZ's mandate gets political as NZ First leader Winston Peters favours return of employment objective alongside inflation targeting, PM Christopher Luxon says 'that looks like a soft outreach to Labour'

Crypto ATMs are here to stay despite their scam risks. Olena Onishchenko & Murat Ungor look at how NZ should regulate them

Crypto ATMs are here to stay despite their scam risks. Olena Onishchenko & Murat Ungor look at how NZ should regulate them

'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says

'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says

New Zealand’s a place where comments that raise eyebrows tend to be forgiven if they also raise a smile

New Zealand’s a place where comments that raise eyebrows tend to be forgiven if they also raise a smile

Greens launch election campaign slogan, propose one-year pause on AI data centres and unveil manifesto calling for reform to public finance system, rejecting local govt rates cap proposal

Greens launch election campaign slogan, propose one-year pause on AI data centres and unveil manifesto calling for reform to public finance system, rejecting local govt rates cap proposal

Stephen Roach argues that the resilience touted by Hong Kong's boosters has come to depend entirely on Chinese intervention

Stephen Roach argues that the resilience touted by Hong Kong's boosters has come to depend entirely on Chinese intervention

Jean-Paul Landau & Sebastien Jean warn that the conventional analysis of China's persistent surpluses fails to see them for what they are

Jean-Paul Landau & Sebastien Jean warn that the conventional analysis of China's persistent surpluses fails to see them for what they are

Edward Miller looks at whether the financials of a consortium bid for Lyttelton Port, featuring Dubai's DP World, stack up

Edward Miller looks at whether the financials of a consortium bid for Lyttelton Port, featuring Dubai's DP World, stack up

The IMF says stronger oversight, better data, and deeper coordination are needed to safeguard faster and more interconnected markets

The IMF says stronger oversight, better data, and deeper coordination are needed to safeguard faster and more interconnected markets

Inside the Capital: 'Sexist' texts, shag jokes, tariff shocks - what happened in Parliament this week?

Inside the Capital: 'Sexist' texts, shag jokes, tariff shocks - what happened in Parliament this week?

‘Not simply a matter of publishing the existing CPI more often’: Statistics New Zealand to release monthly CPI inflation data from July 2027

‘Not simply a matter of publishing the existing CPI more often’: Statistics New Zealand to release monthly CPI inflation data from July 2027

Jim O'Neill pushes back on the common view that the world's two superpowers always call the shots

Jim O'Neill pushes back on the common view that the world's two superpowers always call the shots

Leader Winston Peters confirms Stuart Nash's resignation as a NZ First candidate as PM Christopher Luxon says Nash would not serve as a minister in a government he leads

Leader Winston Peters confirms Stuart Nash's resignation as a NZ First candidate as PM Christopher Luxon says Nash would not serve as a minister in a government he leads