Mood of the Boardroom
Investment appetite grows - but where are the opportunities?
Just 32.5% of surveyed directors say their investment appetite has grown.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Super Fund-backed offshore wind project pushes ahead as rivals withdraw
The partnership has invested $15m to test a 1GW wind farm off South Taranaki.
50 years on from dancing Cossacks ad, the pension debate is still rife with silliness
OPINION: Labour has ruled out means-testing and lifting the age of pension entitlement.
Toby Moore: Is National's compulsory KiwiSaver really about cutting NZ Super?
OPINIION: National's compulsory superannuation may be an attempt to cut NZ Super.
Nadine Higgins: Means-testing NZ Super could cut entitlement by 40%
OPINION: Why pension change is now unavoidable.
We means test almost every other welfare payment. Why not NZ Super?
Top economist says means testing is both necessary and would be 'very easy'.
'Take it off me first': Do Kiwis need to be forced to save for their retirement?
Nearly half of all KiwiSaver members made no contribution in the year to June 2025.
Editorial: KiwiSaver reform needs to be lasting
OPINION: National plans to make KiwiSaver compulsory for workers and employers.
Actuaries back 10% KiwiSaver default to balance retirees’ income needs
Lower and median earners may not need to save the full 12%.
Will Goodwin: Why sustainability matters for long term investing
A 2025 global survey shows investors shifting to system-level sustainability.
Fran O’Sullivan: The $94b fund that could power NZ’s next economic transformation
OPINION: The NZ Super Fund now pays more in tax than the Government puts in.
Nine-level $350m tower planned for Britomart
The central office project will replace the twin-block The Pavilions, built in 2012.
NZ house prices on track for longest downturn in modern history
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Editorial: How long can NZ afford NZ Super at 65?
OPINION: NZ Super’s annual cost has jumped from under $20b in 2023 to $30b by 2030.
We should raise the super age, right? But would you happily sacrifice $60k?
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of over-65s still in work at 24%.
Fran O'Sullivan: Why Willis’ spending cuts may only delay the hard choices ahead
OPINION: NZ Super Fund withdrawals are now delayed until 2054, 26 years later.
Fran O’Sullivan: Can Willis shrink the state without shrinking Cabinet too?
Nicola Willis plans a 12% cut to core spending and 8700 public service roles.
Opposition says Budget social housing shake-up will see tenants evicted
It lifts weekly support for 110,000 families by almost $15 but 80,000 will lose $30/week.
What raising the retirement age would actually mean
Winston Peters vows the Super age is 'not going to change' under NZ First.
Govt tackles fuel crisis with books $8.4b in the red ... which isn't as bad as expected
Crown accounts for the nine months to March are faintly better than forecast.
Darcy Ungaro: How to spend your retirement savings with confidence
He says many retirees swing between reckless spending and extreme caution.
War in Iran wipes $5b from KiwiSaver as markets lurch, then steady
Stock Takes: KiwiSaver assets fell $5b in the March quarter to $136.4b, Morningstar says.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins open to idea of means-testing superannuation
Hipkins made the comments on Newstalk ZB this morning.
Greg Smith: KiwiSaver risk mistake – Why playing it safe can cost you $500k
OPINION: Why KiwiSaver investors could be leaving hundreds of thousands on the table.