Politics
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie: Neck, meet block. Predictions for 2022
Don't live in expectation of an improvement on the last two years, and you may be pleasantly surprised.
Retail
Forced divestment touted as only route to supermarket competition
A leading food consultancy says a forced supermarket selloff could entice a new player to take on Foodstuffs and Woolworths – would Aussie retailer Coles be tempted?
Primary Sector
Pāmu says it's hitting the brief but review disagrees
An independent review says Pāmu has had negative shareholder returns that are well below the long-term average for farming.
Policy
Exit interview: Rob Everett on cleaning up NZ's already 'clean' act
Rob Everett has spent seven years trying to get banks, insurance companies and other financial service providers to clean up their act. He thinks they're nearly halfway there.
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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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