Budget 2025
The BusinessDesk team delivers everything you need to know about 2025's budget.
Policy
Scientists waiting to see the money in Budget 2025
The $71m for an advanced tech platform announced last week was one bright spark.
Politics
Luxon says business to be a winner out of Budget
Luxon says there's not much money to spend in the Budget, but business is a priority.
Economy
Cameron Bagrie: There is no free lunch when it comes to austerity
Budget 2025: Education and defence are expected to gain increased investment.
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Pattrick Smellie
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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