Politics
Finance
Crown sets up $150m fund to help prepay Ngāpuhi settlement
A settlement with Ngāpuhi is starting to look possible once more.
Policy
Hands Across the Oceans: UK wants in to CPTPP
UK application for CPTPP membership important in growing open, rules-based trade, Trade Minister Damien O'Connor says.
Policy
Cruise industry livid as govt dodges Wiggles 2.0
For the second time in a fortnight, the govt faces embarrassment from over-eager would-be migrant entertainments
Policy
Ban petrol, diesel imports to meet climate target - report
Emission standards, feebates and a ban on imports needed to accelerate NZ uptake of EVs, consultants say.
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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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