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Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: The polls: a warning to the commentariat
Patience and decorum are in short supply on both sides of the traditional political aisle, but loyalties are barely shifting, despite pandemic exhaustion.
Policy
'Emergency' fast-track resource consent system could become permanent
Fast-track consent could become a permanent part of the RMA once it is reformed.
Policy
Free
Open for business: who's set to benefit from NZ's reopening
New Zealand tech company chief executive Neil Cresswell hasn't seen his wife since September. Today's border announcement means he will be able to return to NZ, and so will his wife.
Politics
Hermit kingdom no more: NZ’s reopening timetable
'The anguish has been real': PM Jacinda Ardern has announced no more MIQ except for unvaccinated travellers from the end of this month, and a gradual reopening to the world between Feb 27 and October.
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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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