John MacDonald: Our handling of Gloriavale is a national shame

Surely this is the final straw for Gloriavale. Or, more to the point, surely it’s the final straw for the Government.

Because it is absolutely shameful that it still exists.

Damien Grant: Ability to participate in commercial life should not depend on public opinion

I’ve been thinking about banks recently. Well. Bankers, more precisely. In my profession, I often encounter them in their natural habitat. A remarkably timid breed of failed accountants and nervous middle managers who have stumbled into positions of power.

Banking, and bankers, have evolved.

John McLean: Whistleblowers in the gun

The sad state of whistleblowing in New Zealand

New Zealand whistleblower Melissa Bowen has at long last been vindicated. Her vindication, and Bank of New Zealand’s excoriation, come courtesy of New Zealand’s Employment Relations Authority (ERA).