Politics
Policy
ELECTION 2020: National eyes KiwiSaver to fund new businesses
The National Party wants the looming wave of unemployed to start up their own businesses, and will let them draw down on their retirement funds to get things going. Overshadowed by the prospect of major reform to the Resource Management Act, National leader Judith Collins toda...
Policy
Pumped hydro plan a risk to generation investment
The pumped hydro project the government is considering in Central Otago could be as damaging for electricity generation investment as the exploration ban has been for the oil and gas sector, a leading energy analyst says.The $4 billion Lake Onslow proposal is a potential “1,000-p...
Policy
Some returnees to be charged $3,100 for managed isolation
The government will charge $3,100 per person for some returnees for managed isolation, Minister of Housing Megan Woods said. While more than 30,000 people have stayed at a managed isolation facility or quarantine since March and the government has committed $418 million for th...
Economy
Cross-party and business support for RMA shake-up proposals
A major report recommending splitting the Resource Management Act into two pieces of law to streamline planning and resource consenting is winning support across the political spectrum. National Party leader Judith Collins described the key recommendation of the 'New Direction...
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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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