Opinion
Incoming Finance Minister should demand a new Reserve Bank board
OPINION: Inflation has been too high for too long.
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Compulsory KiwiSaver will squeeze workers who can least afford it
OPINION: More than $95 billion of KiwiSaver funds are invested overseas.
Why the Waitangi Tribunal is the wrong body to review NZ's constitution
OPINION: Wai 3300’s review of sovereignty could become a major election issue.
How the coalition rates against Labour on the issues that matter to voters
OPINION: Promises are easy but what have politicians delivered?
Seymour's school attendance strategy is working, but it does not go far enough
OPINION: Making attendance a requirement is not enough; schools must make it a belief.
Split voting matters more than party loyalty under MMP
OPINION: Winning Tāmaki could cost National list seats for Willis and Bishop.
How a losing party can decide the election
OPINION: The 1975 election upset offers a warning for National.
Why planning reform may boost supermarket competition more than a break-up
OPINION: Breaking up supermarkets needs clear evidence.
The invisible power behind New Zealand's fall in youth crime
OPINION: The official stats show youth offending has dropped about 20% nationwide.
The costly lessons ministers keep making, but why?
OPINION: A call for minister training after Erica Stanford's $30m IT failure exposed.
Winston Peters holds balance of power in an election too close to call
OPINION: It's a toss-up because voters still ask one question: 'Am I better off?'
Richard Prebble: The MPs who aren’t getting out enough
OPINION: An MP’s travel bill can reveal how well they’re doing their job.
Richard Prebble: Banning under-16s from social media would harm more than it helps
OPINION: Tech firms, not governments, are best placed to remove harmful content.
Richard Prebble: How NZ came to imprison the unconvicted – and why it must stop
OPINION: About 40% of prisoners are on remand, awaiting trial and not yet convicted.
Richard Prebble: Why every Finance Minister's surplus always seems just out of reach
OPINION: Treasury moved the surplus forecast a year closer but will we ever get there?
Richard Prebble: 'Credibility matters' – Why the Reserve Bank's next move is crucial
OPINION: Inflation has exceeded the top of the bank's target band since September.
Richard Prebble: Why buying BNZ would be a $24b gamble for taxpayers
OPINION: That cost equals about $4500 in extra debt for every New Zealander.
Richard Prebble: Imported workers fill jobs our own education and welfare settings fail to
OPINION: Our failing domestic policies are the cause of not having enough good workers.
Richard Prebble: Energy scarcity should decide the next election
OPINION: Rising demand and dwindling supply leave voters facing an energy choice.
Richard Prebble: Why energy policy needs less panic and more honest arithmetic
OPINION: When the Māui gas platform closes this year, dry-year power shortages may loom.
Richard Prebble: Could a leadership coup be National's only way to avoid a wipeout?
OPINION: Modelling suggests a 9% swing could cost National up to 18 electorate seats.
Richard Prebble: What China and Japan taught me about trust, tech and freedom
OPINION: Japan offers queues and trusted goods, but feels strangely stuck in time.
Richard Prebble: Winston Peters sharpens populist pitch for kingmaker role
OPINION: Winston Peters is on track to decide the next Government.
Richard Prebble: Is New Zealand betting too much on 'paper' oil reserves?
OPINION: Politicians need to front up on the tough fuel questions.
Richard Prebble: Middle East crisis exposes Christopher Luxon's weakness on global shocks
OPINION: Cabinet faces a stark choice: back Luxon or risk replacing him mid-term.
Richard Prebble: How I would fix the NZ Super cost blow-out problem
OPINION: NZ Superannuation costs around $25 billion a year.
Richard Prebble: NZ needs to embrace AI tools to know what is happening with the economy now
OPINION: An AI tool, NZ Prosperity Live, nowcasts how the economy is performing daily.
Richard Prebble: Labour's policy vacuum risks handing the agenda to the Greens
OPINION: Labour needs to come up with its own ideas before the election.
Richard Prebble: Scapegoating New Zealand’s Indian community cannot be right
OPINION: Why Winston Peters is wrong in targeting Indians over the India trade deal.
Richard Prebble: Trump, tariffs and central banks – Winston Peters is our Talleyrand
OPINION: Practical diplomacy beats moral posturing in the age of Trump.
Richard Prebble: Why this election will be unlike any other
OPINION: Labour’s reliance on allies and unions' claims make it a big target.
Richard Prebble: How to achieve real bipartisanship on infrastructure
OPINION: Do the Chrises agree on more than we realise?