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The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies – but there is a way out

Timothy Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Return of the oil shock: lessons from a crisis New Zealand has seen before

Basil Sharp, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

The Iran crisis is hitting KiwiSaver balances – but market volatility can work for you too

Aaron Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology

Screen showing stock market graph

Screen showing stock market graph

Job performance reviews are outdated and often pointless. Why do we still use them?

Danaë Anderson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Jeremy Morrow, Auckland University of Technology

Too many ‘stupid rules’, too little authority: how organisations create their own red tape

Natasha Hamilton-Hart, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Insolvencies have spiked – would a law change let more businesses trade their way out of trouble?

Benjamin Liu, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

Ilayaraja Subramanian, University of Canterbury

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NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?

Benjamin Liu, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

pie graphic with one slice in NZ currency

pie graphic with one slice in NZ currency

AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early

Guy Bate, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Rhiannon Lloyd, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Digital replicas of people in an office setting

Digital replicas of people in an office setting

NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture

Mark Kirby, Auckland University of Technology

The World Trade Organization is on life support. Will Trump’s new rules finish it off?

Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Traffic jam on a busy highway

Traffic jam on a busy highway

Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland

Timothy Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026

Rod McNaughton, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

A global tax crackdown is coming for crypto – including NZ trades worth billions

Olena Onishchenko, University of Otago

Lifting Kiwisaver contributions to 12% makes sense – when the whole scheme is fixed

Aaron Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology

AI makes measuring work performance a lot trickier. How do companies adapt?

Christian Yao, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington