public policy

The billions spent on NZ’s accommodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?

The billions spent on NZ’s accommodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?

Chris Bishop’s ambitious housing policies have run into inevitable roadblocks in Cabinet, which includes a number of NIMBY ministers

Chris Bishop’s ambitious housing policies have run into inevitable roadblocks in Cabinet, which includes a number of NIMBY ministers

interest.co.nz needs an experienced business or economics journalist to work from our Auckland office

interest.co.nz needs an experienced business or economics journalist to work from our Auckland office

Policymakers and commentators at Waikato University’s Economics Forum say New Zealand’s businesses and public sector must embrace risk to overcome stagnation

Policymakers and commentators at Waikato University’s Economics Forum say New Zealand’s businesses and public sector must embrace risk to overcome stagnation

ASB's Vittoria Shortt says the Government should be mindful of signals being sent to potential overseas investors via threats to direct bank lending & implement a windfall profit tax

ASB's Vittoria Shortt says the Government should be mindful of signals being sent to potential overseas investors via threats to direct bank lending & implement a windfall profit tax

Simon Papa calls for strategic, co-ordinated and ongoing action from the top of government down to resolve problems in the financial services sector

Simon Papa calls for strategic, co-ordinated and ongoing action from the top of government down to resolve problems in the financial services sector

As the Commerce Commission mulls cutting the fees it costs businesses, and ultimately consumers, for accepting Visa & Mastercard cards, Gareth Vaughan looks at how the payments behemoths operate in NZ

As the Commerce Commission mulls cutting the fees it costs businesses, and ultimately consumers, for accepting Visa & Mastercard cards, Gareth Vaughan looks at how the payments behemoths operate in NZ

Policymakers should stop fighting the last war and start focusing on New Zealand’s post-inflation recovery, Dan Brunskill argues

Policymakers should stop fighting the last war and start focusing on New Zealand’s post-inflation recovery, Dan Brunskill argues

EVDB's James Foster on what's required for the next big move in electric vehicle uptake

EVDB's James Foster on what's required for the next big move in electric vehicle uptake

Why NZ needs a 'good, hard debate' about the composition of bank lending and how it's impacting productivity

Why NZ needs a 'good, hard debate' about the composition of bank lending and how it's impacting productivity

How the Aussie government's Future Made in Australia initiative aims to move the country up the value chain & what it could offer Kiwis

How the Aussie government's Future Made in Australia initiative aims to move the country up the value chain & what it could offer Kiwis

The Reserve Bank could have a fairly lengthy selling job to build public understanding of and trust in its proposed central bank digital currency

The Reserve Bank could have a fairly lengthy selling job to build public understanding of and trust in its proposed central bank digital currency

In a new episode of our Of Interest podcast, Jennifer Wilkins explains what the degrowth movement is about, and how degrowthers see the world

In a new episode of our Of Interest podcast, Jennifer Wilkins explains what the degrowth movement is about, and how degrowthers see the world

'Digital cash' could shore up monetary sovereignty, plus boost competition and innovation, the RBNZ says

'Digital cash' could shore up monetary sovereignty, plus boost competition and innovation, the RBNZ says

No evidence bank capital issued as equity and subordinated debt is contributing to higher interest rates in the NZ economy, RBNZ says

No evidence bank capital issued as equity and subordinated debt is contributing to higher interest rates in the NZ economy, RBNZ says