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Pattrick Smellie: OPINION: The China-NZ FTA upgrade - why now?
Over Labour weekend, a Chinese naval vessel sailed through Cook Strait and spent the weekend tied up in Wellington harbour.Last week, the government issued a new defence policy paper that - unlike a similar document last year - was shorn of overt references to China's aggressive...
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Pattrick Smellie: OPINION: An alternative view on the crucifixion of Phil Twyford
Phil Twyford just can't win.From the right to the left of the political spectrum, the hapless Transport, Urban Development, Economic Development and former Housing minister is assailed by critics who say it's time he was dumped from Cabinet altogether.His string of travails has m...
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Gavin Evans: OPINION: Smelter review a wake-up call on energy policy
The review of the Tiwai Point smelter should be a rude awakening for policymakers who seem to think New Zealand’s renewable energy bounty is going to give us a free pass in world markets.Politicians from all parties have talked up the prospects of new low-carbon export industries...
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