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Services activity cools in June
Services

Services activity cools in June

The economic outlook isn't encouraging. 

Staff reporters 17 Jul 2023
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Green party: returning land to Māori is the right thing to do
Policy Free

Green party: returning land to Māori is the right thing to do

The Green party has announced policies that will address the return of Māori land.

Hipkins: NZ-China relationship needs 'careful management'
Politics

Hipkins: NZ-China relationship needs 'careful management'

PM Chris Hipkins spoke at the China Business Summit on Monday morning.

Riley Kennedy 17 Jul 2023
New Zealand's meal ticket
Opinion

Dileepa Fonseka: New Zealand's meal ticket

Those expecting China to save NZ's economy might be sorely disappointed.

Dileepa Fonseka 17 Jul 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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