ELECTION 2020: Opposition parties press for election postponement
The National and Act parties are calling on the government to delay today's dissolution of Parliament and are beginning to discuss a potential postponement of the Sept. 19 election.That follows the move to a level 3 lockdown in the Auckland region following discovery of covid...
Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Here we are again
As journalists, perhaps we should have noticed that the Karangahape 'K' Road restaurant where we were dining last night was suddenly emptying out. At the meet-and-greet session between BusinessDesk and Auckland advertising types earlier in the evening, the talk had all been ab...
First move towards border-opening as govt consults with Cook Islands
The New Zealand and Cook Islands governments will spend the next 10-to-14 days assessing whether the systems are in place to allow a travel 'bubble' to open between the two countries before the end of the year. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern briefed media on the development ear...
Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Government Debt and the Magic Pudding
At this election, some argue that government debt no longer matters at all. They are wrong.
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