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Faafoi appointed new chief executive of Insurance Council
Faafoi replaces Tim Grafton.
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Immigration
Aussie puts out extra bait to tempt nurses
Australia is already more competitive in recruiting skilled migrants.
2024 tipped to feature plenty of twists and turns
ASB identifies five key risks for the year ahead.
Politics
Summer Reads
A journo's life aboard the government plane
Pattrick Smellie looks back on his brushes with the Air Force VIP planes over the years.
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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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