Politics
Policy
Part-time sick leave makes employers and charities queasy
Charities fear they'll be whacked harder by stronger sick leave entitlements.
Economy
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Lending curbs won't solve the housing problem
Low interest rates coupled with a lack of houses are a bigger problem than investors.
Economy
‘Eyes wide open’ to cost of saving jobs – Adrian Orr
Government didn't ignore potential for monetary policy to widen inequality, but had to make tough choices trying to save jobs, Reserve Bank governor says.
Policy
Fraught transition ahead as RMA repeal confirmed
The 30-year-old RMA will be repealed and replaced, starting with a new Natural and Built Environments Act.
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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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