Politics
Policy
Four bodies for three waters
The country's 67 local bodies will become four amalgamated water entities, that will be community-owned and new regulation will control pricing and quality of drinking, waste and stormwater services.
Policy
Analysis
Pattrick Smellie: A new tangle at the heart of a new RMA
If the purpose of replacement law for the RMA is unclear, the resulting outcomes cannot be expected to be any better than the regime it replaces.
Policy
Two new oil and gas exploration permits issued
The permits have been issued to Greymouth Gas Turangi and Riverside Energy under a new law following the ban on permits for offshore work.
Policy
Reusing road maintenance money is 'highway robbery'
Investment into a new cycle and walking bridge in Auckland is a slap in the face to local councils facing cutbacks to road maintenance programmes, the road transport forum says.
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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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