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Policy
Govt names five experts to review biogenic methane targets
Former climate change commissioner Nicola Shadbolt will chair the independent panel.
Policy
NZ's new cars are getting dirtier, says EV industry body
Tesla criticises the govt for 'hand-picked' consultation over clean car standard.
Policy
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Surprising optimism amid economic gloom
Even 2degrees boss was surprised at the optimism in the business survey.
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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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