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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...
Policy
Rebecca Stevenson: REBECCA STEVENSON: We must test for covid before travel
The latest outbreak in Auckland, and resulting lockdown, shows how perilous our covid-free endeavour really is.
Economy
Govt watching heavy industry job losses 'very closely' - Robertson
The government is watching job losses across the country’s heavy industry “very closely,” Finance Minister Grant Robertson said. But the minister had no firm response when asked about the “substantial” job losses New Zealand Steel warned of today as it seeks to put its busines...
Finance
Govt won't dip into covid fund for $1.6b wage subsidy extension
The government won’t need to tap the $14 billion contingency in its covid response and recovery fund to cover the wage subsidy extension.
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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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