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Richard Prebble: The case for a leaner state and savings-based welfare

OPINION: The economy shrank 0.9% in the June quarter, tipping New Zealand into recession.

Bevan Graham: GDP was bad, but not as bad as it looked

OPINION: Keep calm and ignore the data volatility, a market economist says.

Lady Deborah Chambers KC: A troubling decision on the child sex offender register

OPINION: Should a judge have declined sex register a man with 4691 child abuse images?

Alan McDonald: Now’s the time for Auckland to get moving again

OPINION: Auckland is set to benefit from a $70m tourism and events funding boost.

Diana Clement: Is NZ still the Wild West when it comes to financial consumer protections?

OPINION: Kiwibank customers must wait until 2026 for deposit protection in crises.

Cecilia Robinson: The bold reforms that could end NZ's postcode lottery in healthcare

OPINION: How to build a fair and modern health system.

Mary Holm: My father wants to buy a rental property at 69. Should he?

OPINION: Getting a mortgage at that age could be difficult.

Matthew Hooton: The economy has crashed completely off the track

The Government can’t blame Covid or Donald Trump for yesterday’s shocking GDP numbers.

Bryce Wilkinson: Alarming US public debt means NZ Government should be more prudent

OPINION: Net interest charges reached US$934b in 11 months, more than defence.