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Why NZ's ‘No 8 Wire’ thinking won’t cut it anymore

Why NZ's ‘No 8 Wire’ thinking won’t cut it anymore

NZ needs to think beyond dairy, tourism and film to new industry 'ecosystems'.

Dileepa Fonseka 06 Mar 2025
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Cameron Bagrie: Corporates lump blame on economy

What the Warehouse’s latest update says about the investment community.

Cameron Bagrie 06 Mar 2025
RBNZ governor Adrian Orr abruptly resigns
RBNZ Governor

RBNZ governor Adrian Orr abruptly resigns

Orr will be temporarily replaced by Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby.

Rebecca Howard 05 Mar 2025
RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr resigns
RBNZ Governor

RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr resigns

Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby will be Acting Governor until March 31.

Rebecca Howard 05 Mar 2025


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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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