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Warning over Uber’s market power after Ola leaves NZ
Rideshare competitor Ola had its last day of operations on April 12.
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Thai agents charged over alleged NZ visa fraud
Two visa agents in Thailand have been accused of providing fake documents for more than 100 New Zealand visitor visa applications.Jirasin Bunyasing confessed on video to producing fake documents for use on NZ visitor visa applications after a raid and subsequent interrogation by...
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Record numbers of migrants to NZ offset by Kiwis leaving
February arrivals – and departures – set new records.
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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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