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Industry eyes return of live exports by sea
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Retail
Plastic flashes as retail card spending perks up in November
Retailers are cautiously optimistic.
Law & Regulation
Treasury backs inflation focus for RBNZ, but not law change
Treasury officials prefer a new remit.
Politics
NZ should say no thanks to Aukus: Don Brash
Former National party leader Don Brash says NZ should not choose between the US and China.
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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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