Politics
Policy
Opening borders in 2022: what the Skegg report says
A "magical state of herd immunity" won't happen, but high vaccination rates can keep covid elimination a reality while opening borders.
Politics
Analysis
Down in the weeds of the electricity system
Electricity executives will tell you the market worked as it should by producing last night's blackouts. That's cold comfort for those who lost power.
Primary Sector
Red tape cuts needed to enable emissions reductions
Farmers are already well into the emissions reduction journey, Federated Farmers says.
Policy
End of refining will have little impact on petrol prices: Z Energy
The country's biggest transport fuel retailer doesn't expect motorists will notice any difference and says its competitiveness would increase.
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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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