Why didn’t we see COVID-19 coming?
Victoria University of Wellington's Richard Logan asks how we deal with the problem of being surprised by black swan events.
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Four possible futures for NZ tourism
Stewart Island as a playground for the rich and famous? Covid-free card-carrying tourists? Here are four plausible scenarios of what tourism in New Zealand could look like in 2025.
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And where was the board?
Bullying and harassment at the CAA is no exception in a public sector widely considered toxic. If we want a world worth handing to our children, it will require ethical leadership in our boards, writes Lola Toppin-Casserly.
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Why maximum headroom for banks matters now
After many years of extolling the virtues of high capital levels, why would the Reserve Bank now encourage banks to use capital, asks Associate Professor Martien Lubberink.
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Rich and poor don’t recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge
Disaster recovery plans are almost always framed with aspirational plans to “build back better”. It’s a fine sentiment, but, as the Cheshire Cat tells Alice when she is lost, where we ought to go depends very much on where we want to get to, writes Professor Ilan Noy.