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The hugely successful coronavirus response means NZ is well-placed for an export-led recovery, writes Charles Finny in this paper for the SSANSE Commission for a Post-Covid Future at the University of Canterbury

The hugely successful coronavirus response means NZ is well-placed for an export-led recovery, writes Charles Finny in this paper for the SSANSE Commission for a Post-Covid Future at the University of Canterbury

Benjamin Cohen suggests that escalating US leadership failures will further erode the greenback's global standing

Benjamin Cohen suggests that escalating US leadership failures will further erode the greenback's global standing

Brendon Harre sees the Ministry of Works as a template for how we should develop our national infrastructure, updated to the SOE model, and led by professionals

Brendon Harre sees the Ministry of Works as a template for how we should develop our national infrastructure, updated to the SOE model, and led by professionals

The Spinoff's Duncan Greive on how Jacinda Ardern, Ashley Bloomfield & communications workers accomplished what we would have thought impossible just weeks ago

The Spinoff's Duncan Greive on how Jacinda Ardern, Ashley Bloomfield & communications workers accomplished what we would have thought impossible just weeks ago

The NZ Initiative's Roger Partridge says NZ should leverage opportunities to attract foreign students and sports competitions from its virus subduing strength

The NZ Initiative's Roger Partridge says NZ should leverage opportunities to attract foreign students and sports competitions from its virus subduing strength

Massey's Christoph Schumacher asks: Is now the time to re-examine our attitude towards sharing?

Massey's Christoph Schumacher asks: Is now the time to re-examine our attitude towards sharing?

Pinelopi Goldberg shows why the pandemic has not strengthened the case for domestic production over global supply chains

Pinelopi Goldberg shows why the pandemic has not strengthened the case for domestic production over global supply chains

The Productivity Commission's Jo Smith says increasing the productivity of Māori firms presents an opportunity for supporting the wellbeing of Māori, and all New Zealanders

The Productivity Commission's Jo Smith says increasing the productivity of Māori firms presents an opportunity for supporting the wellbeing of Māori, and all New Zealanders

A blueprint to reverse a long-running decline that has consigned generations to unwelcome, and unnecessary, economic and social hardship

A blueprint to reverse a long-running decline that has consigned generations to unwelcome, and unnecessary, economic and social hardship

Trustees need to ensure they comply with the prudent investor rule and take steps to ensure the trust they manage is set up to avoid potential claims by beneficiaries, says trusts lawyer Tammy McLeod

Trustees need to ensure they comply with the prudent investor rule and take steps to ensure the trust they manage is set up to avoid potential claims by beneficiaries, says trusts lawyer Tammy McLeod

We are in a sudden deep recession. To understand how we got here, David Slack looks back at the journey so far

We are in a sudden deep recession. To understand how we got here, David Slack looks back at the journey so far

Koichi Hamada predicts that economies like Japan will have little choice but to pursue post-pandemic monetary expansion

Koichi Hamada predicts that economies like Japan will have little choice but to pursue post-pandemic monetary expansion

Willem Buiter warns that Modern Monetary Theory's implicit assumptions could encourage reckless policymaking

Willem Buiter warns that Modern Monetary Theory's implicit assumptions could encourage reckless policymaking

Diane Coyle argues that the pandemic has highlighted the irreducibly collective, interconnected character of modern life

Diane Coyle argues that the pandemic has highlighted the irreducibly collective, interconnected character of modern life

Jason Stewart is worried that we have crossed a line by using the Police and health professionals to enforce a community lockdown when he thinks the legal basis was never in place

Jason Stewart is worried that we have crossed a line by using the Police and health professionals to enforce a community lockdown when he thinks the legal basis was never in place

Auckland Council economists try to find the sweet spot between public transport network reach, fare levels, road congestion and environmental emissions

Auckland Council economists try to find the sweet spot between public transport network reach, fare levels, road congestion and environmental emissions

The Productivity Commission's Sally Garden says the input of all Kiwis is needed to help push out the productivity frontier for Kiwi businesses, and to create a more productive New Zealand

The Productivity Commission's Sally Garden says the input of all Kiwis is needed to help push out the productivity frontier for Kiwi businesses, and to create a more productive New Zealand

Mariana Mazzucato and Els Torreele say the pandemic creates an opportunity to develop a new, public-interest-based approach to health innovation

Mariana Mazzucato and Els Torreele say the pandemic creates an opportunity to develop a new, public-interest-based approach to health innovation

Yu Yongding and Kevin Gallagher urge China and the US to see that their common interests currently outweigh their differences

Yu Yongding and Kevin Gallagher urge China and the US to see that their common interests currently outweigh their differences

Trust lawyer Tammy McLeod says now is a good time to assess how your existing trust complies with the new trusts law that becomes effective at the start of 2021

Trust lawyer Tammy McLeod says now is a good time to assess how your existing trust complies with the new trusts law that becomes effective at the start of 2021

Patrick Bolton, et al. say any repayment freeze to help emerging economies withstand COVID-19 must include all private creditors

Patrick Bolton, et al. say any repayment freeze to help emerging economies withstand COVID-19 must include all private creditors

The National Party's associate finance spokesperson sets out the policy initiatives he will advocate for during the upcoming stages of recovery

The National Party's associate finance spokesperson sets out the policy initiatives he will advocate for during the upcoming stages of recovery

Kernel's Dean Anderson, who manages index funds, takes a critical look at the performance of his rivals, active fund managers, as everyone battles through the markets in a pandemic

Kernel's Dean Anderson, who manages index funds, takes a critical look at the performance of his rivals, active fund managers, as everyone battles through the markets in a pandemic

Russell Jones says the COVID-19 epidemic has to affect the viability of Auckland’s public transport infrastructure investments, and the recent changed behaviour may never fully return

Russell Jones says the COVID-19 epidemic has to affect the viability of Auckland’s public transport infrastructure investments, and the recent changed behaviour may never fully return

Trust lawyer Tammy McLeod says a large proportion of Trusts are now likely not needed. She backgrounds their rise, their ensuing irrelevance, and identifies the remaining reasons a Trust might still be valuable

Trust lawyer Tammy McLeod says a large proportion of Trusts are now likely not needed. She backgrounds their rise, their ensuing irrelevance, and identifies the remaining reasons a Trust might still be valuable