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.
Not dead yet: Auckland's America's Cup dream
Pattrick Smellie |
Fri, 24 Sep 2021
Reports of the death of Mark Dunphy's bid to keep The America's Cup in Auckland may prove premature, although events this week suggest CPR may be required.
