Trying to organise the electricity system around a competition model based on financial markets does not make sense. Keep Reading

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OPINION: How you can 'default' on your home loan without missing a payment. Keep Reading

Finance Minister Grant Robertson discusses the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Statement. Keep Reading

Reserve Bank holds interest rates and puts its hope in government wage subsidies to flow through into consumer spending. Keep Reading

The Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee has agreed to keep the the Official Cash Rate (OCR) on hold at at 0.25 per cent for now. Today's decision was ma Keep Reading

The Reserve Bank looks set to deliver its first rise in the official cash rate in seven years on Wednesday. Keep Reading

OPINION: The most intriquing proposal is government investment as a joint venture partner into a third wholesale and retail grocery business. Keep Reading

The film industry fears skilled workers will go overseas after it was confirmed this week that further seasons of Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series will be made in the UK. Keep Reading

Research New Zealand has taken the pulse of the nation on how Kiwis rate their current homes  in terms of a series of "decent homes" factors. Managing Partner Emanuel Kalafatelis is with us to cover off the results. Keep Reading

A proposed walk and cycle bridge over the Waitematā provoked a furious media backlash over the goverment's wasteful spending. Why don't roading projects get the same treatment? Keep Reading

“Overall, the inadequacies of the government's ‘gestures’ indicate that the apology came from a government that felt pressured to give an apology — and not a government that was genuinely invested in atoning for its ongoing actions of racist violence.” — Dylan Asafo. Keep Reading

The problem has its roots more than 10,000km away - and in a trade agreement that's chiselled away the country’s wood manufacturing sector for years. Keep Reading

Most government departments and local councils say they have limited or no understanding of their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Keep Reading

Analysis - Some are urging the government to tackle the housing crisis - now flagged as a human rights issue - like the first Labour administration of 1935-49. But can it do so? Keep Reading

Politics in New Zealand is presented to the general public as theatre or sport. What is really going on is often misunderstood. Keep Reading

The tourism industry is welcoming a new roadmap to reopen Aotearoa's borders next year, while bracing for more months without international visitors. Keep Reading

The national median price rose to $826,000 in July, up from $659,500 in July last year. Keep Reading

New Zealand has one of the most concentrated and oligopolistic economies in the world, and also one of the least commercially protected societies. Will we ever be able to break out of it? If you look across our society, it is the relationships of less than 20 main companies with our government that form a […] Keep Reading

To this day, the phrase 'NZ Power' reminds Clint Smith of his involvement in an embarrassing political gaffe. But he still thinks the idea has merit – even more so after this week's blackouts. “Hey Clint”, Gareth Hughes asked me as the camera rolled, “are we pleased?” The year was 2013 and we Keep Reading

Department of Corrections is under resourced, leaving inmates waiting years for psychological help and rehab programmes, the Parole Board says. Keep Reading

Aotearoa is in the grips of a human rights crisis and it’s time to amend the Bill of Rights Act to include fundamental rights, argues Katharine Cresswell Riol. Keep Reading

As a cold blast hit, we turned up our heaters and then the power went out. Here's a look at why, and how our electricity market actually works. Keep Reading

When it comes to shopping, what we're spending our money on all matters with an under-pressure food budget. Keep Reading

Generators couldn't or wouldn't meet Transpower pleas for more electricity as demand soared. Keep Reading