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'Rolling maul' of Govt economy announcements
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'Rolling maul' of Govt economy announcements

Nicola Willis plans to make a lot of policy announcements around growth.

Dileepa Fonseka 23 Jan 2025
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Lyttelton Port looks to 19th century for modern operations
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Lyttelton Port looks to 19th century for modern operations

The port is the first company in NZ to release a nature-based disclosure report.

Greg Hurrell 23 Jan 2025
The inflation beast is back in its cave

The inflation beast is back in its cave

The RBNZ will likely cut by another 50bps in February, but then the pace will slow.

Rebecca Howard 23 Jan 2025
Regulatory Standards Bill fails first test: Upton
Law & Regulation

Regulatory Standards Bill fails first test: Upton

Official consultation document misreads OECD data on regulatory performance.

Pattrick Smellie 23 Jan 2025


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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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