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Mountainside folly: what now for the Chateau?
The Chateau Tongariro's closure in February marked the latest chapter for an iconic hotel that barely made money.
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Dileepa Fonseka: Degrowth is not glamorous
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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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