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Policy
Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Fault and blame for the light rail failure: so many targets
"Good news," claimed the Twitter account of the Greater Auckland blog after the announcement that the Auckland light rail bid has come to the end of the line in its current form. The blog's authors have been both big supporters of light rail and shrewd commentators on the way...
Economy
RBNZ says it may still need to do more
The Reserve Bank may need to do more to support the local economy, saying gains from New Zealand's success in beating back covid-19 might not last. “The severe global economic disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic is persisting, leading to lower economic activity, employm...
Finance
RBNZ finally green-lights AMP Life sale with NZ policy holder safeguards
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has approved the sale of AMP Life to Bermuda-based Resolution Life in a revised deal hammered out over 18 months that includes significant safeguards to protect NZ policy holders. AMP announced the sale of its life businesses on both sides of th...
Policy
Govt tweaks border rules for ship crews, formalises compulsory testing
Crew on international cargo and fishing vessels are being added to the list of people who must spend 14 days in quarantine if they wish to take any 'shore leave'.
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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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