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Air NZ's A-list influencer play
Policy Analysis

Air NZ's A-list influencer play

Air New Zealand's day of the bigwigs gives corporates a say. 

Pattrick Smellie 02 Dec 2023
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Genesis Energy: making Huntly great again
Markets Analysis

Genesis Energy: making Huntly great again

Batteries and biomass to give the iconic power station a new lease of life.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Dec 2023
Fonterra wants govt to push hard on US
Primary Sector

Fonterra wants govt to push hard on US

Foreign minister Winston Peters made a direct appeal at the US business summit for an FTA.

Riley Kennedy 01 Dec 2023
Consumer NZ takes Z Energy to court over 'misleading' climate action claims
Law & Regulation

Consumer NZ takes Z Energy to court over 'misleading' climate action claims

Z Energy's claims it is on track to reduce emissions 'don't stack up'.

Greg Hurrell 30 Nov 2023


Pattrick Smellie
Pattrick Smellie

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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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