ANALYSIS: The coalition will count on most voters not caring about public sector job losses.
ANALYSIS: The Government has watered down or scrapped many of the previous government’s initiatives.
ANALYSIS: A sudden policy shift earlier this month wiped $1.6 billion from New Zealand’s carbon market and left investors wondering whether the damage came from intent or incompetence.
ANALYSIS: ASX-listed DroneShield had a stellar 2025 and a positive story for investors, but its credibility has been undermined by a major selldown of shares by management and senior directors.
ANALYSIS: The numbers tell a story of resilience, generally strong provisions and capital, and low loan impairments.
ANALYSIS: The new public research organisation will invest in research but do no research itself.
Apart from navigating US President Trumps tariff announcements, also on Braid’s Mainfreight plate in 2025 is the vexed question of what will be done about the Cook Strait ferry debacle.
ANALYSIS: Why doing something always beats doing nothing.
An unauthorised biography looks back and forward on a controversial prime minister.
ANALYSIS: Required is leadership from universities, commitment from senior academics, and a collective willingness to re-imagine how research careers are built.