Professor Martien Lubberink: Owner beware - 4 reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good

To sell, or not to sell – that is the question various governments have asked since Kiwibank was established in 2002. Now it’s the turn of the current National-led coalition to examine the bank’s state ownership.

Ministers have asked Kiwibank’s board to explore avenues for the bank’s expansion, potentially including private sector or Crown entity investment.

Point of Order: Mortgage rates at 10% anyone?

No – nothing about that in PM Luxon’s nine-point plan to improve the lives of New Zealanders.

But beyond our shores Jamie Dimon, the long-serving head of global bank J.P. Morgan Chase, reckons that the chances of a goldilocks soft landing for the economy are “a lot lower” than the 70% to 80% market consensus.

And he warned that global interest rates could top 8%