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Matthew Hooton: What's really driving Govt's pay agenda?

The ill-fated 'pay freeze' was about more than just politics as usual.

Damien Venuto: It's been 26 years. Why is online advertising still so terrible?

The first online ad was published in 1994. Things have gone downhill ever since.

Opinion: Cynics clutching at straw men over indigenous rights report

The furore around He Puapua is pure politicking of the most cynical and opportunist kind.

Richard Prebble: Jacinda Ardern's odd response to Treaty report debate

OPINION: The Government should say where it stands on Māori sovereignty.

Juha Saarinen: Encryption is not a criminals-only tool

Law enforcement agencies have long protested widely available strong encryption.

Opinion: NZ's labour markets have worked well, why overthrow them?

New Zealand's planned Fair Pay Agreements are outlandish, even by European standards.

Opinion: Financing NZ's infrastructure and improved social outcomes

NZ must address its infrastructure deficit to meaningfully improve living standards.

Bruce Cotterill: Health warning - Bureaucracy can be a killer

Planned DHB reforms come with a risk.

Mary Holm: Buying a house for your kids to get on the property ladder - the fishhooks

Funds offer a return on your money while helping others get into a place of their own.

Liam Dann: Is central bank independence under attack?

A complex Reserve Bank policy scrap goes to the heart of a bigger global economic debate.

Steven Joyce: Health reforms - what's in it for patients?

Given high risks and low reward, it's hard to see reasons for recentralisastion.

Cecilia Robinson: Goodbye to outdated health service

For too long, our health system has been hamstrung by bureaucracy and red tape.

Fran O'Sullivan: National tries to find right stance on China

Party is asking whether it's time to move away from past approach.

Mary Holm: How parents helped daughter land her first home

Here's the place to go for advice on tough financial challenges.

Ben Kepes: Here's a formula to fix the health sector

The scrapping of DHBs could be the turning point in ensuring wellness for all.

Hamish Rutherford: Housing fix a game of whack-a-mole

OPINION: Move on property investors seems likely to create problem for low-income renters.

Editorial: Allbirds, Rocket Lab putting NZ on the global map

Rockets and shoes are proving lucrative for Kiwi starshooters.

Matthew Hooton: Judith Collins' race politics not well-planned or even coherent

National is meant to be all about choice, so why oppose a separate Māori health agency?