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Hayden Glass on the need to be nicer, hitting the polls, planning Auckland, owning your own, KiwiSaver, the future of journalism, sharp hunger pains and more

Hayden Glass on the need to be nicer, hitting the polls, planning Auckland, owning your own, KiwiSaver, the future of journalism, sharp hunger pains and more

Currency speculators think they have a no-lose situation in Japan. Koichi Hamada urges the Japanese authorities to intervene to stop the Yen from appreciating further despite some clear high costs of doing so

Currency speculators think they have a no-lose situation in Japan. Koichi Hamada urges the Japanese authorities to intervene to stop the Yen from appreciating further despite some clear high costs of doing so

John Mauldin probes how central banks' negative interest rate policies are hurting the global economy

John Mauldin probes how central banks' negative interest rate policies are hurting the global economy

Fonterra reduces time from NZ farm to Chinese breakfast table from 100+ days to 34, in bid to claim "freshest imported UHT milk in China"

Fonterra reduces time from NZ farm to Chinese breakfast table from 100+ days to 34, in bid to claim "freshest imported UHT milk in China"

Architects and other building designers can produce pretty pictures of their projects for clients but do they know how to fill in consent applications properly?

Architects and other building designers can produce pretty pictures of their projects for clients but do they know how to fill in consent applications properly?

Donal Curtin wonders if some local industries are getting too concentrated and consumers getting too little choice, and asks if our competition authorities have become 'too blasé' about the impacts

Donal Curtin wonders if some local industries are getting too concentrated and consumers getting too little choice, and asks if our competition authorities have become 'too blasé' about the impacts

Brian Easton examines the tax incentive mess we have got into with our housing policy, and suggests some ways to get out of it

Brian Easton examines the tax incentive mess we have got into with our housing policy, and suggests some ways to get out of it

Ganesh Nana argues there needs to be a brake, and then a reversal, on central banks' expansion of power and influence with governments taking it back

Ganesh Nana argues there needs to be a brake, and then a reversal, on central banks' expansion of power and influence with governments taking it back

Chapman Tripp says proposed changes to the AML/CFT Act could significantly increase the level of reporting, monitoring & compliance required by financial institutions

Chapman Tripp says proposed changes to the AML/CFT Act could significantly increase the level of reporting, monitoring & compliance required by financial institutions

Paul Barber on the importance of non-profit organisations, our changing population, our homelessness shame, disappearing beneficiaries & more

Paul Barber on the importance of non-profit organisations, our changing population, our homelessness shame, disappearing beneficiaries & more

Zhang Jun says regional differences in economic performance reflect the country's massive structural changes as it seeks the status of a high-income economy

Zhang Jun says regional differences in economic performance reflect the country's massive structural changes as it seeks the status of a high-income economy

Motu researchers on the average man, the economics of the Olympics, real estate music videos, the productivity puzzle, World Bank poacher turned gamekeeper & more

Motu researchers on the average man, the economics of the Olympics, real estate music videos, the productivity puzzle, World Bank poacher turned gamekeeper & more

ANZ's Andrew Cornell puts the case for bank leverage, says banks without risk don’t serve the purpose as 'handmaidens' of the economy, no matter how safe they are

ANZ's Andrew Cornell puts the case for bank leverage, says banks without risk don’t serve the purpose as 'handmaidens' of the economy, no matter how safe they are

John Mauldin skewers the IMF and its inability to tackle international financial system challenges, and sees its failings as emblematic of wider issues with supranational organisations

John Mauldin skewers the IMF and its inability to tackle international financial system challenges, and sees its failings as emblematic of wider issues with supranational organisations

Brendon Harre and David Lupton set out the case for more, and more variety of intensive housing options in New Zealand's urban areas

Brendon Harre and David Lupton set out the case for more, and more variety of intensive housing options in New Zealand's urban areas

Nirmal Nair on benchmarking cities, renewable electricity generation, rising Auckland power bills, Apple Energy, Samsung's cars, Bolivia's white gold, blockchain, an engineering & teaching shortage, Dilbert & more

Nirmal Nair on benchmarking cities, renewable electricity generation, rising Auckland power bills, Apple Energy, Samsung's cars, Bolivia's white gold, blockchain, an engineering & teaching shortage, Dilbert & more

EY's Tameela Bandara says the FMA appears set to become a significantly more powerful regulator with increased discretion around decision-making

EY's Tameela Bandara says the FMA appears set to become a significantly more powerful regulator with increased discretion around decision-making

New Zealand horticulture well positioned for opportunities in changing fruit and vegetable market says visiting analyst. Online sales are going to be significant

New Zealand horticulture well positioned for opportunities in changing fruit and vegetable market says visiting analyst. Online sales are going to be significant

Andrew Campbell on the climate crisis, urban design, low incomes, making the Olympics work financially, Pokemon Go, Dilbert & more

Andrew Campbell on the climate crisis, urban design, low incomes, making the Olympics work financially, Pokemon Go, Dilbert & more

Keyu Jin says the world is watching Chinese President with suspicion as he centralizes authority and pursues an anti-corruption campaign that many see as cover for a political purge. The truth is far less sinister she claims

Keyu Jin says the world is watching Chinese President with suspicion as he centralizes authority and pursues an anti-corruption campaign that many see as cover for a political purge. The truth is far less sinister she claims

Minxin Pei wonders why Chinese leaders are gloating over the travails of their country's main trading partners. Any Western pullback on globalisation will hurt China disproportionately

Minxin Pei wonders why Chinese leaders are gloating over the travails of their country's main trading partners. Any Western pullback on globalisation will hurt China disproportionately

Self proclaimed urban planning tragic Matthew Paetz looks at the key rules for intensification in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan

Self proclaimed urban planning tragic Matthew Paetz looks at the key rules for intensification in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan

Survey showed farmers’ spending intentions for the coming year remain negative and have barely budged since the last survey

Survey showed farmers’ spending intentions for the coming year remain negative and have barely budged since the last survey

For the best part of three decades, George Rozvany was inside the multinational tax avoidance industry. Now, he lifts the lid on the perpetrators, the world’s most powerful oligopoly. Michael West reports

For the best part of three decades, George Rozvany was inside the multinational tax avoidance industry. Now, he lifts the lid on the perpetrators, the world’s most powerful oligopoly. Michael West reports

Ranjana Gupta says a land tax would broaden the tax base, depress land speculation, reduce the burden of tax on income, and shift taxation more to wealth

Ranjana Gupta says a land tax would broaden the tax base, depress land speculation, reduce the burden of tax on income, and shift taxation more to wealth