Politics

Robertson on housing: ‘We have some tough decisions’
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.

Victoria Young 26 Feb 2021
Auckland covid cluster sees trans-Tasman flights cancelled
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.

Paul McBeth 26 Feb 2021
Timing of RBNZ remit change raises questions
Economy

Timing of RBNZ remit change raises questions

Why didn't the finance minister make his remit directive known yesterday before the monetary policy statement?

Rebecca Howard 25 Feb 2021
RBNZ needs to take housing into account — Robertson
Policy

RBNZ needs to take housing into account — Robertson

Finance minister Grant Robertson says this is just a first step to cool the housing market.

Rebecca Howard 25 Feb 2021


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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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