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Simon Bridges quitting politics within weeks
The National party's leader after its crushing 2017 defeat is leaving following the election of a clearly unifying new leader in Christopher Luxon.
Primary Sector
China sanction fallout would be dire for NZ
US warnings to China over potential intervention in Ukraine have NZ exporters on tenterhooks. NZ ships about 30% of exports to China, with exports to the Asian giant now worth $20 billion a year.
Policy
Māori Health Authority spends $22m to embed Māori worldview
The interim Māori Health Authority has announced its first funding package for Māori providers, spending $22 million out of its $98m budget.
Finance
David Clark’s ‘no regrets’ approach to driftnet lending laws
Preliminary work hasn't pinned the blame on shrinking credit on consumer lending law changes, but it has found some areas of concern.
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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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