Politics
Finance
Negative interest rates looking less likely
The dial looks to be turning against the negative interest rates idea.
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: So now we have a new government. What’s next?
With the Greens in the tent, PM Jacinda Ardern moves tomorrow to appoint a Cabinet. For the Greens, some backroom mop-up is likely required.
Election 2020
New govt formed: Greens agree to Labour's deal
Deal not backed by all Green Party delegates.
Election 2020
Labour offers Greens two ministers, no parliamentary handcuffs
PM Jacinda Ardern makes clear she will lead a "Labour government", not a Labour-led government, in a deal that offers the Greens a seat at the table but with no further negotiations.
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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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