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Fran O'Sullivan: City streets in urgent need of a crime clean-up

As NZ reopens, Auckland CBD should be something special — not somewhere scary.

Mary Holm: With today's rules, why bother owning a rental?

An investor asks: With today's rules, why bother owning a rental?

Brian Fallow: What do you mean by no regrets Governor?

You can only play the cards in front of you, central bank boss tells MPs.

Liam Dann: Crash, slump, correction or bust? Call it what you want, it is happening

All the market noise is just the sound of central banks sucking cash out of the economy.

Matthew Hooton: Ardern faces the great unravelling

For too many voters, the polarising PM has overstayed her welcome.

Opinion: Appalling Nadia Lim 'Eurasian fluff' claim - why things are not all right for women in business

DGL founder blames Nadia Lim's looks for My Food Bag's dud IPO.

Christopher Niesche: Private equity giant's A$20b takeover bid

Opinion: The Ramsay Health Care board has opened its books to due diligence.

Brian Fallow: Tradies beware - tax change could bite

Suggested change to obscure tax rule could hit many small businesses.

Brian Fallow: Productivity boost needed to lift NZ incomes

NZ's reliance on more workers - and more migrants - isn't boosting real incomes.

Damien Venuto: Google, Facebook v NZ media - should collective bargaining be allowed?

A new report neglects some important principles.

Greg Smith: Investing for growth gives way to value

Rising interest rates change the way that stocks are price.

Bruce Cotterill: Forget the fear and get back to life

NZ is facing an epidemic of stress thanks to Government's excessive caution.

Mary Holm: Is it better to invest or pay down a mortgage?

Maybe you can borrow for that rental property — but are you sure you won't get dunked?

Kate MacNamara: Income insurance uses Covid to justify $3.5b scheme

Do we really need to spend $3.5 billion a year to buffer workers from redundancy?

Matthew Hooton: Beyond the fringe, anger is real

Disquiet about Covid rules is rising — and not just among the conspiracy theorists.

Brian Fallow: Wages show symptoms of Covid-19

Lockdowns and supply chain woes have hit productivity, and someone has to pay.