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Policy
Some returnees to be charged $3,100 for managed isolation
The government will charge $3,100 per person for some returnees for managed isolation, Minister of Housing Megan Woods said. While more than 30,000 people have stayed at a managed isolation facility or quarantine since March and the government has committed $418 million for th...
Economy
Cross-party and business support for RMA shake-up proposals
A major report recommending splitting the Resource Management Act into two pieces of law to streamline planning and resource consenting is winning support across the political spectrum. National Party leader Judith Collins described the key recommendation of the 'New Direction...
Economy
Split RMA in two, radically reduce district plans, taskforce report recommends
After 29 years of argument and increasing complexity, the Resource Management Act needs to be split in two and the patchwork of competing regional plans drastically shrunk.
Policy
Pumped hydro shouldn't distract from wider emissions goal - Genesis
A study into dry-year risk in the electricity sector needs to identify the most cost-effective options and not be distracted by the government’s 100 percent renewable electricity target, Genesis Energy says. While the 100 percent target is achievable at some point, Genesis chi...
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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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