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Andrew Laming urges farm businesses to not get frustrated with access to agri credit. Own your own credit risk and use it to your advantage, he says

Andrew Laming urges farm businesses to not get frustrated with access to agri credit. Own your own credit risk and use it to your advantage, he says

NZ First's 'woke banking bill' could represent a significant incursion into the contract between financial institutions and their customers, Bell Gully suggests

NZ First's 'woke banking bill' could represent a significant incursion into the contract between financial institutions and their customers, Bell Gully suggests

Katharine Moody suggests regulation of the private rental market could be the only way to avoid the plague of homelessness seen in many parts of the world

Katharine Moody suggests regulation of the private rental market could be the only way to avoid the plague of homelessness seen in many parts of the world

Remembering the Poly-1: what NZ’s forgotten homegrown school computer can teach us about state-led innovation

Remembering the Poly-1: what NZ’s forgotten homegrown school computer can teach us about state-led innovation

Auckland Council's chief economist has five observations on Auckland’s economy and their policy implications

Auckland Council's chief economist has five observations on Auckland’s economy and their policy implications

UK inheritance tax changes designed to grab tax from thousands of returning Kiwis and Brits is coming down-under

UK inheritance tax changes designed to grab tax from thousands of returning Kiwis and Brits is coming down-under

NZ has long suffered from low productivity. Dougal Sutherland says a simple fix could be keeping workers happy

NZ has long suffered from low productivity. Dougal Sutherland says a simple fix could be keeping workers happy

Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries

Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries

Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world’s biggest AI companies

Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world’s biggest AI companies

Dean Attewell suggests managing interest rates, mandatory retirement deductions and immigration in tandem to create a more balanced and sustainable housing market

Dean Attewell suggests managing interest rates, mandatory retirement deductions and immigration in tandem to create a more balanced and sustainable housing market

Some academic actuaries say we are not overestimating climate and biodiversity risks. Unmitigated climate change and nature-driven risks have been hugely underestimated, they say

Some academic actuaries say we are not overestimating climate and biodiversity risks. Unmitigated climate change and nature-driven risks have been hugely underestimated, they say

The IMF says banking systems are largely insulated from inflation, but vulnerabilities at some banks could lead to tradeoffs between containing inflation and protecting financial stability

The IMF says banking systems are largely insulated from inflation, but vulnerabilities at some banks could lead to tradeoffs between containing inflation and protecting financial stability

Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community, Anne Toomey says

Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community, Anne Toomey says

Nathan Guy responds to the accusation the red meat industry hasn't done enough, or showed the sticking power necessary, to build its brand internationally

Nathan Guy responds to the accusation the red meat industry hasn't done enough, or showed the sticking power necessary, to build its brand internationally

Tim McNamara has an Olympic Village of Science proposal for Callaghan Innovation's Gracefield campus

Tim McNamara has an Olympic Village of Science proposal for Callaghan Innovation's Gracefield campus

Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it

Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it

Gold demand hits new records in 2024, and that was before the 2025 jump. Central banks and investors drove the 2024 market strength

Gold demand hits new records in 2024, and that was before the 2025 jump. Central banks and investors drove the 2024 market strength

Willem Buiter & Ebrahim Rahbari say negative interest rate policies may be a widely scorned monetary policy tool, but they are a necessary option in the balance of fiscal alternatives

Willem Buiter & Ebrahim Rahbari say negative interest rate policies may be a widely scorned monetary policy tool, but they are a necessary option in the balance of fiscal alternatives

Angela Huyue Zhang says DeepSeek's disruption of the AI industry is about market, not great-power, competition

Angela Huyue Zhang says DeepSeek's disruption of the AI industry is about market, not great-power, competition

Canada is facing big bully threats. Cory Doctorow (a Canadian) says retaliatory tariffs are not the right response. He says, hit them where it will REALLY hurt. And maybe there are lessons here for us and others

Canada is facing big bully threats. Cory Doctorow (a Canadian) says retaliatory tariffs are not the right response. He says, hit them where it will REALLY hurt. And maybe there are lessons here for us and others

Mastercard plans to get rid of credit card numbers. We could be heading towards the end of cards

Mastercard plans to get rid of credit card numbers. We could be heading towards the end of cards

Ma Jun envisions regional arrangements that facilitate the exchange of climate-friendly goods and services

Ma Jun envisions regional arrangements that facilitate the exchange of climate-friendly goods and services

Rabobank sees a “significantly improved hand” for New Zealand agriculture in 2025, despite a couple of wild cards and jokers to navigate

Rabobank sees a “significantly improved hand” for New Zealand agriculture in 2025, despite a couple of wild cards and jokers to navigate

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says