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Policy
Electricity
Is Contact Energy's 'Waiting-to-Die-Co' a good idea?
Energy analysts suggest lumping together NZ's thermal generation into one company.
Politics
Cindy Kiro to be next governor-general
Cindy Kiro will replace the current governor-general, Patsy Reddy, in October, for a five-year term.
Finance
Social insurance could replace redundancy
A lot of work has already gone into the scheme, with MBIE officials estimating a 12-month support could cost as much as $1.3 billion a year.
Politics
BUDGET 2021: Billions in ETS revenue to be recycled
The decision to recycle billions of dollars from the ETS ends a long-running debate.
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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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