Politics
Policy
NZTA appears to deviate from four-lane highway directive
NZTA proposes reduced scope highway designs, infuriating Horowhenua locals.
Public sector
Shake-up at the top for Treasury
A new senior management structure will be in place by July.
Public sector
Business of Government
Business of Government: Budgets: Past, present and future
A wrap of some recent events in the public sector and Parliament.
Technology
NZers fear AI job losses and distrust it
Most New Zealanders might fear AI, but that hasn’t stopped them from using it.
Pattrick Smellie
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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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