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Bernard Hickey

The smiling assassin returns for his biggest hit

Bernard Hickey analyses David Hisco’s shock departure and argues John Key, the ‘smiling assassin,’ just completed his biggest hit yet to protect ANZ from a Royal Commission, and to keep his own job.

1 hour ago

Bernard Hickey

viewingroom

Why Vodafone’s boss likes social media

In the final part of a three-part interview with Newsroom, Vodafone CEO Jason Paris discusses his management style and why he is a prolific user of social media.

6 hours ago

Bernard Hickey

Corporate

From rent collector to property fund manager

Newsroom Pro Managing Editor Bernard Hickey spoke to Augusta Capital Managing Director Mark Francis about Augusta Capital’s latest results ,and its journey from being a direct owner of property assets to being fully fledged property asset manager.

Jun 11 2019

Bernard Hickey

Pro Live

Pro Live: Bridges on Treasury: ‘They sat on a lie’

Simon Bridges repeats his accusation that Treasury “sat on a lie” about the Budget ‘hack’. Gabriel Makhlouf faces a wider investigation into his actions and advice to Grant Robertson. Stocks rally on fresh talk of US rate cuts. The big four vs Adrian Orr rumbles on.

Jun 05 2019

Bernard Hickey

technology

Watch: Vodafone likes 5G, is big on TV

In part two of a three part video interview with Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey, Vodafone CEO Jason Paris discusses the advantages of 5G.

Jun 05 2019

Bernard Hickey

Pro Live

Pro Live: Budget ‘leak’ sparks SSC investigation

The State Services Commission is to review the conduct of the Treasury Secretary over the Budget ‘leak’. Jacinda Ardern said she planned a “not substantial” cabinet reshuffle before June 27. The Government announced more detailed plans for a three percent digital services tax on Google, Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb, Uber and others.

Jun 04 2019

Bernard Hickey

Week in Review

Watch: Vodafone’s new era with new owners

In the first of a three part video interview with Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey, Vodafone CEO Jason Paris discusses his plans for the company under its new owners.

Jun 04 2019

Bernard Hickey

Week in Review

Our political metabolic rate is way, way too fast

No one comes out the Budget 2019 ‘hack’ with any credit, Bernard Hickey argues. The ‘scandal’ is symptomatic of an accelerating and more extremist form of politics in a social media-driven age of snap judgments and tribal barracking.

May 31 2019

Bernard Hickey

Budget

What the Wellbeing Budget should’ve been

Grant Robertson’s first Wellbeing Budget targets the right things and makes a stuttering start in achieving them, but it could have been so much more, Bernard Hickey writes.

May 30 2019

Bernard Hickey

Pro Live

Pro Live: Bridges wants Makhlouf to resign

Bridges calls on Treasury Secretary to resign and wants Robertson to apologise after Treasury revealed National’s ‘hack’ was not a hack and Police had called off its Inquiry. Bridges says Government dishonest and incompetent.

May 30 2019

Bernard Hickey

Budget

Police call off hunt for Budget ‘hacker’

Treasury details how someone with a Parliamentary IP address found bits of Budget 2019 with search queries.

May 30 2019

Bernard Hickey

Pro Live

Peters alleges illegal action as Bridges bats back hack claim

Govt accepts bulk of mental health inquiry but rejects suicide target, while National leader hits back over hacking claims.

May 29 2019

Bernard Hickey

Pro Live

Pro Live: Budget 2019 details leaked, Nats release safety review summary

National releases details of the Government’s Budget, then the recommendations of its own “health and safety” review.

May 28 2019

Bernard Hickey, Sam Sachdeva and Thomas Coughlan

Podcast: Two Cents' Worth

The new cold war

The US-China trade war is escalating - surprising the global economy. Bernard Hickey looks at how we got here, and where that leaves us.

May 24 2019

Bernard Hickey and RNZ

Week in Review

The reasons new houses cost so much

It’s not building materials and labour costs making new homes cost so much in NZ. Bernard Hickey analyses a new report.

May 20 2019

Bernard Hickey

Content partnership

Pāmu: a different type of farming

One of the country’s biggest farmers, Pāmu, revamped its on-farm health and safety practices after a series of deaths. It’s now leading the way in an industry that sorely needs improvement. Bernard Hickey reports.

May 16 2019

Bernard Hickey

Business

Can Infratil repeat the Z magic with Vodafone?

Infratil transformed Shell’s NZ assets into Z Energy, quintupling its money and floating the rebranded group onto the NZX early. Can it do the same with Vodafone NZ?

May 15 2019

Bernard Hickey

Week in Review

What happens if interest rates hit zero?

The Reserve Bank cut the cash rate to a record low and is considering how to stimulate the economy if it ever had to cut it to zero percent. Bernard Hickey looks at the options, which include negative interest rates and creating money to buy assets.

May 09 2019

Bernard Hickey

Comment

Ardern’s biggest call is coming

Jacinda Ardern must decide early next year whether to rescue Winston Peters or go for a full Labour-Green victory in 2020, Bernard Hickey argues.

May 09 2019

Bernard Hickey