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Signs of recession in latest IT hiring survey
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Policy
Government pushes back expected surplus
Cyclone response and more persistent inflation push out the surplus forecast.
Immigration
NZ courts wealthy doomsday preppers
A new visa attracts rich people hedging against Armageddon.
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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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