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Edwards on Politics

A Budget aimed at not losing the election

ANALYSIS: The coalition will count on most voters not caring about public sector job losses.

Brent Edwards Thu, 21 May 2026

Edwards on Politics

The increasing antagonism between politics and journalism

Edwards on Politics

CER should be a launchpad for cooperation in other markets

Edwards on Politics

ETS needs fixing to help cut greenhouse gas emissions

Edwards on Politics

Public deserves better than anonymous speculation on PM’s future

Edwards on Politics

Can Auckland and the Government become allies, not rivals?

Edwards on Politics

The increasing antagonism between politics and journalism

ANALYSIS: As commercial pressures rise and political attacks increase, the outlook for journalism is grim.

Brent Edwards Thu, 14 May 2026

Underarm

Aussie budget makes sweeping changes to capital gains tax

ANALYSIS: Under the banner of addressing ‘intergenerational inequity,’ Australia's federal budget introduces the biggest changes to asset and investment taxes this century.

Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 13 May 2026

Margin Call

NewBird AI’s newest investor is ‘flipping the bird’

ANALYSIS: Old birds, new tricks – and the five-fold investment return at the company formerly known as Allbirds.

Prithvi Sharma Tue, 12 May 2026

Economy Matters

When business confidence stops telling us the truth

ANALYSIS: Who is in power significantly influences how confident businesses say they feel – and the size of this impact does matter.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 11 May 2026

Shoeshine

Do fund managers eat their own cooking? – the sequel

ANALYSIS: With some local fund managers looking to allocate more capital to private assets, it’s only right that they tell us how much skin their portfolio managers have in the game.