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Accidental tourist in Sri Lanka
Economy

Chamanthie Sinhalage-Fonseka: Accidental tourist in Sri Lanka

It's a weird experience stepping into someone else's crisis.

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Aussie wasps enlisted to tackle invasive wattle trees
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Aussie wasps enlisted to tackle invasive wattle trees

Horizons Regional Council has won approval to import the bud-galling wasp to control the invasive Sydney golden wattle.

Greg Hurrell 01 Dec 2022
Primary sector exports expected to hit record
Economy

Primary sector exports expected to hit record

The latest outlook report predicts a big increase in dairy export revenue.

Riley Kennedy 01 Dec 2022
Exporting hydrogen will force policy decisions
Economy

Exporting hydrogen will force policy decisions

Selling green hydrogen overseas would be exporting water and renewable energy.

Ian Llewellyn 01 Dec 2022


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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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