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Skilled residents need more focus in visa system, says Auditor-General
They’re only 1.4% of visas issued but the Auditor-General says skilled residence visas aren’t getting the focus they need given their strategic importance.Commenting on a report he tabled in Parliament on Thursday, Auditor-General John Ryan said a well-managed and effective visa...
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Iain Rennie appointed new Treasury Secretary
Ex-state services chief will take over from Caralee McLiesh on Monday.
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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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