Politics
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ANALYSIS: The northern tilt of Jones's murky fund
“In politics, the spoils go to the victor,” Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones told the finance and expenditure committee in 2018 when quizzed about the then-freshly-minted Provincial Growth Fund. Fast-forward two years, and his flagship, pet programme was last we...
Policy
Hydrogen truck stops to start next year
The country’s first hydrogen truck stops could be operating mid-2021 after the government committed $20 million toward the $69 million project.The investment will help fund construction of eight fuelling stations in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, Manawatu, Wel...
Opinion
Jane Clifton: JANE CLIFTON: When Your Old Boss Hangs Around
In Pride and Prejudice, a Bennett sister is tunelessly monopolising the family piano. Her father, marshalling immense tact, tells her: “You have delighted us long enough.”
Policy
Hopes for Tiwai extension waning
Energy industry executives are losing confidence that a deal to extend the ramp-down of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter can be achieved. Power supplier Meridian Energy has been in talks with smelter owner Rio Tinto to try and extend the scheduled closure beyond August 2021 t...
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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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