Politics
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...
Policy
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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.
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...
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...
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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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