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Government keeps AAA credit rating with stable outlook
Finance

Government keeps AAA credit rating with stable outlook

Moody's says effective institutions and governance will mitigate credit risks.

Jem Traylen 03 Aug 2023
Channel Infrastructure looks to a future up in the air
Infrastructure

Channel Infrastructure looks to a future up in the air

Channel's future is in aviation fuel, but petrol will be around for a while yet.

Ian Llewellyn 03 Aug 2023
RBNZ will still be 'wary' following higher-than-expected unemployment rate

RBNZ will still be 'wary' following higher-than-expected unemployment rate

The unemployment rate rose to 3.6% on Wednesday.

Ella Somers 02 Aug 2023


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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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