BUSINESS
Markets rise and fall. People live through what follows.
We look at companies, industries and economic cycles — and at what those changes mean for ordinary people.
We also look from inside our own small shop in Auckland, at what happens on both sides of the counter.
For facts about companies, industries and markets, we rely on public records, data and company documents. Where something is inferred or remains unconfirmed, we say so.
ARTICLE INDEX
All business articles
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MARKET CHANGES · PROCESS & RECORDSEveryone Knew About It at the TimeWhy what everyone knew at the time can become difficult to establish later.Read article →
MARKET CHANGES · NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY CYCLE IFortunes in the Boom, Liquidations in the BustThe money, cycles and human judgement behind New Zealand property development.Read essay →
MARKET CHANGES · NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY CYCLE IIWhen Vineyards Start Pulling Up VinesThe Bentley was eventually sold.Read article →
MARKET CHANGES · NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY CYCLE IIINew Zealand Property Cycle III: Across the HillsThis time, we really couldn't make it back on our own.Read essay →
STORE OBSERVATIONS · BOTANY JUNCTIONAcross the Counter: AladdinA kebab lunch and a shop owner from Nepal.Read story →
STORE OBSERVATIONS · AN EMERGENCY CALLThe 111 Call from the ShopA woman walked into the shop, handed me her phone and kept repeating, “I need an ambulance.”Read story →