
Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: A nervous week ahead for a suddenly vulnerable government
Once again, the Prime Minister has produced a well-weighted decision that preserves her political control in the merry dance she's been led all year by a microscopic germ. But it feels increasingly as if Jacinda Ardern is bargaining with a foe whose concessions deliver ever di...

Four more days in level 3 for Auckland; rest of NZ stays in level 2
New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, will remain effectively closed for normal business for another four days.

Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: NZX partial-listing Auckland's best port option?
The out-of-the-blue proposal that Auckland sell half its port to central government is almost certainly doomed for all kinds of reasons.

Nats, NZ First promise new border agencies as govt ups quarantine security
The National and New Zealand First parties are seeking to take the initiative on new border control measures.