OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Time for sidelined Labour MPs to step upCunliffe has yet to develop the necessary horizontal management skills to lead the Labour caucus and head Opposition efforts to hold the Prime Minister's feet to the fire, writes Fran O'Sullivan.23 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Land part of deal for first-home buyersKiwiSaver withdrawals to help with buying a first home are handled by the KiwiSaver providers so I talked to Joe Bishop, head of retail and marketing at Gareth Morgan Investments, about your options.22 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Five issues for business to ponderFive things for business to take on board while John Key relishes his victory and forms his next Government.21 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Time to lead NZ beyond 'the cusp'Liam dann writes: If New Zealand is "on the cusp" of something exciting, as John Key has promised, then it is on the economy which we should now be expecting him to deliver.21 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key wins - now let's focus on real issuesJohn Key goes into the home straight of the election campaign with his integrity publicly intact after the Kim Dotcom fiasco.16 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Under-18s miss employer contributionsMy 15-year-old daughter has had a KiwiSaver policy since the system began and has just started working one day a week at a local hotel.15 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Economy where Key wants itThis week a nation heads to the polls for one of the most important votes in its history, Liam Dann writes.14 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementOpinion: What the parties can offer youDo you vote on your back pocket? A good chunk of the country does, writes Diana Clement. So what do each of the parties have on offer for you?12 Sep 08:24 PM
Banking and financeIs a Reserve Bank inflation rethink in order?What should an inflation-targeting central bank do when inflation is proving unexpectedly slow to make an appearance?11 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Get what Willie hasWhen I casually mentioned that I might trade in my old truck for a later model, my children immediately said, "Get a matt-black Hilux, Dad!"11 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowFewer, slower rates rises dueThe Reserve Bank still sees interest rate increases in our future but fewer and further between than it foreshadowed three months ago, writes Brian Fallow.10 Sep 11:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Webpage has host of new featuresThis morning the Business Herald relaunches its online homepage with a host of new features and content to keep you better informed - both on desktop and mobile.10 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Housing costs back under spotlightThe Productivity Commission has been sent back into the minefield of housing costs.10 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Regular payments needed for subsidyCan you please clarify the rules around "regular" contributions toward KiwiSaver and the impact this has on the deposit subsidy.08 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Recovery's still got a mountain to climbHere we are again, hearts in our mouths, as we watch an international commodity slump knock the shine off New Zealand's economic recovery.07 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionKym Niblock: Online TV a galloping force to take seriouslyThe article by Liam Dann in the Herald on August 25, "TV war not so fierce in real world", caught my eye.07 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Economic data will drive votersThe National Party's pitch for a third term boils down to the slogan: Don't mess with success.03 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key must widen probeWas there a conspiracy to defeat the course of justice after the collapse of the Hanover Group of companies?02 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Reporting season reveals important truthsThe June 2014 reporting season is over, the results have been counted and analysed.29 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Seismic shift needed in perverse tax rulesHow's this for an anomaly: if a commercial property is munted in an earthquake, and maybe even kills someone, it gives rise to a tax deduction, but seismic strengthening work to reduce the risk of that happening does not.27 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Free-riding on emissions not an optionJust how far we still are from political consensus on climate policy was evident at a pre-election debate on the issue organised by Business New Zealand in Auckland on Tuesday.20 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Govt needs to change message on tribal dairy debateWhy are dairy prices falling? Well, if you read industry commentary from places like the United States and Europe they know who's to blame. It's us.03 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: US data crucial to the fate of kiwi dollarExporters can only hope that the economic news out of the United States this week will reinforce, or at least not reverse.30 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Changes in China offer us a prizeXi Jinping's version of what the move to the free market means China-style is said to come down to the "invisible hand of the market guided by the visible hand of Government".29 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: How to share and enjoy finance againI don't ever recall enjoying waiting in queues or arguing with a person behind a plexiglass panel about cheque clearance times.23 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Poverty Street not a lifetime addressIs poverty for life? A Treasury report suggests not, writes Brian Fallow. Only 24 per cent of those at the bottom decile in 2002 were there seven years later.23 Jul 05:00 PM
