Politics
Economy
Macron's very un-French business revolution
Outsider CEOs and entrepreneurs are shaking up the Paris billionaires’ club.
Policy
McKinsey gives KiwiRail growth tips
Increasing the share of freight carried by rail is reportedly a key focus.
Media
Media react to Melissa Lee sacking
The sector is keen to work with new minister Paul Goldsmith amid its financial crisis.
Govt reshuffle: Lee demoted, Simmonds loses portfolio
Melissa Lee has been stripped of her media and communications portfolio and dropped from the cabinet, prime minister Christopher Luxon announced today.He has given Paul Goldsmith the portfolio after Lee was widely criticised over her public handling of the numerous issues facing...
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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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