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How new immigration policies could reverse NZ’s record exodus
Shake-up to residence visas could be arriving just in time.
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Opinion
Cameron Bagrie: A February rate cut puts neutral in sight
NZ is the two-bit player at the international roulette wheel.
Policy
New foreign investment agency: the details
A tighter focus for NZ Trade and Enterprise will be one result.
Policy
Prime minister: It's time to stop saying ‘no’ to growth
Going for growth is now 'non-negotiable', says Christopher Luxon.
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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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