Politics
Economy
Rising tax take dulls covid hit to govt books
And tobacco excise is falling faster than Treasury officials were predicting.
Politics
Ardern: Bosses should check if staff should be isolating
A number of people who were meant to be self-isolating were out in the community, including going to work.
Politics
Robertson on housing: ‘We have some tough decisions’
Grant Robertson addressed a business audience in Auckland today where promised that government is working hard to fix home affordability.
Policy
Auckland covid cluster sees trans-Tasman flights cancelled
Flights may be cancelled as Australian states remain wary of covid, airlines are eyeing more trans-Tasman travel.
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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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