Politics
Policy
Better framework needed for emergency law making, MPs told
Government agencies need to maintain a clear understanding of the scope and limits of the emergency powers they have to improve the country’s response to events like the covid-19 pandemic, MPs heard yesterday. Paul Rishworth, QC, said every national emergency or crisis will be...
Primary Sector
GAVIN EVANS: Crunch coming for forestry policy
New Zealand wood processors face the loss of further volume in international markets.
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Policy
NZ didn't join 'Five Eyes' in statement on Hong Kong
New Zealand did not join Canada, the UK, the US and Australia in a joint declaration condemning China’s national security legislation on Hong Kong although Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters did reiterate the government’s “deep concern" about the situation. New Zealand is a...
Economy
Filled jobs fell in April, confidence survey points to more losses
A record number of people lost their jobs in April when much of the country was in lockdown and more job losses are expected, according to ANZ Bank’s latest business outlook survey. Filled jobs fell 37,500, or 1.7 percent, in the month of April as covid-19 and restricted tradi...
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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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