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Economy
Rebecca Howard: Inflation looms but is it permanent?
The inflationary drumbeat is growing louder, both here and abroad.
Policy
BUDGET 2021: Unemployment insurance on the cards
A targeted consultation will take place in the coming months before a public one.
Economy
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Benefits to return to pre-1991 levels as the resilient economy keeps government debt in check.
Policy
Goff ‘not convinced’ by water reforms proposal
Opposition to the 'three waters' proposals by the country's largest city represents a serious threat to a flagship government reform programme.
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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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