Politics
Policy
Tracey Martin to lead public broadcasting merger group
The government has called in the former MP to lead an eight-person board to oversee its plan to merge state-owned broadcasters TVNZ and Radio NZ.
Politics
The last thing renters need is another increase
Renters will rightly be wary of the potential for the housing package to push rents up further again.
Policy
Power companies issue warnings and advice over climate change policy
Power company submissions to the Climate Change Commission have some common themes.
Policy
Predictions of falling power prices do not stack up say major electricity users
The Climate Change Commission's modelling showing falling electricity prices flies in the face of the evidence.
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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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