Lessons from CIA's leaky contractors, Cabinet's low-key high flyer, Super rich find fewer places to hide

In NBR Print today:

Shallow commentators have labelled Amy Adams, a lawyer and farmer before entering Parliament, as being “typical National Party.” But there’s much that superficial analysis misses, including her nuanced appreciation of the New Zealand liberal-conservative tradition, writes Rob Hosking.

Developers are pushing hard to get retirement village units out into the market to keep up with the ageing population but the regions are getting left behind. Calida Smylie reports.

Salacious spy revelations aside, what’s going on with all these devious contractors? It seems every second leak – whether at a public or private organisation – is the work of an “outsider insider.” Nathan Smith finds some lessons from CIA’s leaky contractors.

Perhaps it’s time franchisors stopped telling their critics to look in the mirror, and reflected on the reason for dissent in their own ranks, writes Karyn Scherer in Shoeshine.

The world’s super wealthy – the so-called one per centers – are blamed for a lot of things. But one thing that can’t be ignored, writes Nevil Gibson, is that the movement of private wealth across the world is critical in driving the performance of asset markets and, in particular, property.

An NBR investigation has uncovered disturbing information about New Zealand’s links to a $6.6 million fraud and how its institutions are being used to promote international investment scams. Tim Hunter investigates.

Late changes to the new Resource Legislation Amendment Bill have been decried as appalling and undemocratic. Sally Lindsay and Jason Walls report.

Also this week:

Order Paper: The problems of success and the success of problems

Economically Speaking: Myths and bias in gender pay gap

Foreign Affairs: Geopolitics, ‘diversity’ and the modern janissaries

Heartland: Ditch group think if you want deep thought

Private Bin: NZX spin

Editorial: Trust’s demise puts society on guard

Hidesight: Policy wonks head down to Old McDonald’s Farm

Guest columnist: Preparing for a dry year in power generation

On the money: Iwi get bigger say in resource bill

All this and more in today's NBR Print edition.