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Could video chat be the biggest unlock in corporate history?
The world has undergone a radical and sudden shift towards video chat.
Juha Saarinen: Should police work with hacked data?
We're going to hear a lot more about "CopTech" over the coming years.
Roger Partridge: Greens guilty of gilding the lily
Nothing illustrates this problem better than the Green Party's Clean Energy Plan.
Sam Ricketts: Covid-19 capital raises show NZ market working well
New listings are not the only indicator that markets are functioning well.
Pattrick Smellie: What do the Nats do now?
National is more fractured today than it was yesterday and there is no obvious successor.
Rebecca Howard: Why these companies are using more plastic
Save the planet: consume more plastic! If that sounds contradictory, it's not.
Mark Lister: The most important lesson for investors in 2020
If you're simply trying to sell high and buy low, be aware of how difficult this can be.
Barry Colman: On the road to silent running
Times have certainly changed driving out on the road.
Oliver Mander: Robust returns for F&P Healthcare shareholders
Innovative company has looked after the health of its customers -- and its investors.
Mary Holm: How many assets are enough?
Rentals, KiwiSaver, money in the bank — is it worth borrowing to get even further ahead?
Steven Joyce: Could Govt have done more to save jobs at Tiwai Point?
Our economic response to Covid-19 is looking ridiculously haphazard.
Pattrick Smellie: Time to track quarantine-busting chumps the smart way
Time for a CovidCard or risk being left behind the rest of the world.
The Ex-files: How can I stop my ex from inheriting my share of our home?
Do you own your home in joint tenancy or tenancy in common?
Jane Wrightson: Steady now, before we raid the future
Let's keep sudden policy lurches and over-correction a thing of the past.
Brian Fallow: Tiwai closure sad news - and an opportunity for the environment
Power from Manapouri is much too valuable just to be frittered away.
Hamish Rutherford: Government calls Rio's Bluff
The Government has played hardball, at a time when it is spending as fast as it can.
David Skilling: Covid-19 battle gears up for the second half
NZ success in shutting out virus must be followed by a successful economic recovery.
Ben Kepes: Hamish Walker breach a governance failure
What I want to do for a moment is to ponder on timeliness and accepting blame.
Juha Saarinen: Webcams and why Zoom ate everyone's lunch
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on a change in the way we do meetings.
David Law: Let's not borrow to save
Taking a careful look at how the country collectively spends its resources is vital.
Paul McBeth: Back to the future for Rakon
A canny player with plenty of cash could get a bargain.
Mark Fowler: Markets remain volatile in the run-up to September
Markets are nervously trading around steady news flow of Trump tweets and infection rates.
Mark Lister: Market turbulence may not be over yet
The second half of the year is shaping up to potentially be as eventful as the first.
Bruce Cotterill: The graduates are alright — with some help
Finding a first job after graduating just got a whole lot harder.
Fran O'Sullivan: Sharp thinker boosts NZ First's success
Anyone who dismisses Tracey Martin does so at their peril.
Mary Holm: Go ahead and give - Inland Revenue says it's OK
Gift to a son isn't a worry - but ask if you might need the rest home subsidy one day.
Pattrick Smellie: Taxing wealth – why is it so difficult?
Only taxing thing about capital gains and wealth is the debate on what to do about it.
Barry Colman: Our top ship's armed with fly swats — hope no one rocks the boat
HMNZS Aotearoa looked pretty big, but she's ... er sort of a ... er ... cargo boat.
Cecilia Robinson: Covid-19 war far from over but we can't sit it out
Covid could be here for years so let's ask what risk we accept in reviving country.
Brian Fallow: Taxing wealth isn't the answer
Full credit to the Greens for putting up a tax policy - but it isn't the answer.
Damien Venuto: Is Team NZ 'too hot to handle' for sponsors?
COMMENT: Sponsors will be taking notes on the scandal.
The customer is always right. Yeah, wrong
What happened to the "if it's not right we'll put it right" mantra?
Mathew Pottinger: Green's new GMI policy will perpetuate the welfare trap
The Green's GMI policy will have side effects which could make poverty worse, not better.