Politics

No Team NZ wrongdoing, but record-keeping poor: report
Finance

No Team NZ wrongdoing, but record-keeping poor: report

Emirates Team New Zealand and America’s Cup Events Ltd have been cleared of any financial wrongdoing, but could have kept better records, according to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. MBIE and Auckland Council sought the investigati...

Paul McBeth 26 Aug 2020
VAUGHN DAVIS: Bearing Barnett’s burden: why businesses have plenty to be proud about
Policy Free

Vaughn Davis: VAUGHN DAVIS: Bearing Barnett’s burden: why businesses have plenty to be proud about

Like many business owners, I was keen to hear the PM’s announcement on Monday about when Auckland’s level 3 status would change.

Vaughn Davis 25 Aug 2020
Reserve Bank QE taking bigger role in hitting inflation, jobs targets - Hawkesby
Finance

Reserve Bank QE taking bigger role in hitting inflation, jobs targets - Hawkesby

The Reserve Bank’s asset purchase programme will become a more active tool in hitting inflation and employment targets as the key interest rate nears its lower bound, says assistant governor Christian Hawkesby. The official cash rate is already at a record low 0.25 percent and...

Paul McBeth 20 Aug 2020
China-NZ FTA upgrade looks safe despite tensions
Economy

China-NZ FTA upgrade looks safe despite tensions

Comments provided to BusinessDesk by the Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wu Xi, suggest the upgrade of the free trade agreement between the two countries remains on track despite recent tensions caused by the enactment of draconian new national security laws in Hong Kong. N...

Pattrick Smellie 19 Aug 2020


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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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