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NZ's uneven economic struggle
Auckland's doing all right; Wellington and Gisborne, not so much.
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Policy
Luxon promises a no-surprises budget
PM outlines his vision for NZ, looking ahead to the Treaty's bicentennial.
Policy
Work visa numbers drop by more than 50% year-on-year
High net migration numbers are starting to turn thanks to a slowing economy.
Immigration
Migrant inflow slows, outflow makes records
New Zealanders are leaving in greater numbers and inward non-NZ migration is slowing down.
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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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