Politics
Policy
Changes to work visa rules spark hope and concern
Market wage requirement replaces median wage rule but will it be properly enforced?
Property
Future of apprenticeships kicked down the road again
Industries will be presented with two options this month, the skills minister says.
Policy
He Poneketanga
Deb Te Kawa: Let the people hold the paintbrush
Central government works best when communities get a real say.
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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