Pandemic ebbing, normality beckons / Too soon / CEO recruitment - the CCHL example / Auckland mayoralty / Growth surprise / Three waters group struggling / CEO Retreat, September 7-9 2023
Immigration NZ hurry-up / An inexplicable failure of political nouse / Luxon rules out Tamaki / Orange-lite ahead? / Qantas muscles in / Earnings season
MPs behaving badly / Power price warning shot could impact green hydrogen / Full steam ahead on inflation eradication / Doldrums for leaders / Polytech reforms / Wellington bracing for another protest / Collins vs Brown for Auckland mayoralty
July was a good month for the government / But the months ahead look much harder / The Greens’ self-inflicted damage / Three waters bogged down / Flood insurance reform on the back-burner / Unemployment rises / Cuddling up to China
The future: cloudy with a greater chance of trouble / A recession with full employment / The pandemic is not over / Clear trends as election year approaches / James Shaw looks safe / Mega-polytech trouble / Note for Auckland members
Australia-NZ relations reset / CER and geo-politics / Green hydrogen - how real is it? / What now for NZ trade policy? / Gloom deepens / Luxon treads a fine line on abortion / Quiet deal on ‘501s’?
Fears of ‘deal fever’ on NZ-EU FTA / Three waters regulator - how to progress? / A flurry of offshore activity for the PM / Reshuffle further concentrates Cabinet power / Inflation-killing risks / Turning west / Last ditch FPA skirmishing
Shifting west / Next stop, Brussels / Nats on a roll / Ag emissions – the hard bit is still to come / Supermarket policy and the ‘d’ word / How far could house prices fall? / DGL ‘rage-quits’ the NZX
RBNZ sets the table for election year / 10% house price fall OK – but / Massive spend - what are we buying / Insurance and climate change adaptation / ComCom governance / Luxon on corporate welfare / Fonterra's wide margin
Recession ahead - but how deep? / Trying for a different conversation / Climate change front and centre next week / The bill for missing reduction targets / New debt target gives infrastructure leeway / Buyers’ market emerging? / Three waters and credit ratings