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Kiwi's rat bait station wins top design honour
Environment

Kiwi's rat bait station wins top design honour

Jacob Reiher’s device is being featured in the Red Dot Design Museum and its yearbook.

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Hawkesby stresses need for central bank independence
Economy

Hawkesby stresses need for central bank independence

Ten years ago a US president would not have openly insulted a Fed chair. 

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Trump, Xi to discuss lowering China tariffs for fentanyl crackdown
Trade

Trump, Xi to discuss lowering China tariffs for fentanyl crackdown

President Trump is set to discuss a trade framework today. 



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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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