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Still work to be done on NZ-UK FTA - O'Connor
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Still work to be done on NZ-UK FTA - O'Connor

Trade minister says NZ's negotiations with the UK are bilateral and independent of UK-Australia talks. 

Rebecca Howard 24 May 2021
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Number scan: A year of NZ Covid Tracer app data

The majority of people who downloaded the app are not using it daily.

Henry Burrell 24 May 2021
Inflation looms but is it permanent?
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Rebecca Howard: Inflation looms but is it permanent?

The inflationary drumbeat is growing louder, both here and abroad. 

Rebecca Howard 21 May 2021
BUDGET 2021: House prices forecast to stall
Economy

BUDGET 2021: House prices forecast to stall

Treasury expects the Government’s move to end mortgage interest deductibility for landlords to stop rampant house price inflation.

Andy Fyers 20 May 2021


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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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