Politics
Policy
Huawei to seek certainty from govt after UK decision
Huawei New Zealand will go directly to the government for clarity on whether Britain’s approval for the Chinese firm’s technology to be used in a 5G roll-out strengthens its hand locally.The telecommunications equipment maker has been in limbo for a year-and-a-half after the Gove...
Economy
Fee cuts mooted in proposed KiwiSaver revamp
Lower fees and more incentives for the self-employed are among recommendations the Commission for Financial Capability has made on ways to improve the KiwiSaver scheme.Changes to the 12-year-old savings scheme, intended to supplement New Zealand Superannuation, accounted for 13 o...
Economy
RBNZ rate committee to test whether 'enough has been done'
The Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee will be asking "whether enough has been done" when it starts deliberations next week ahead of its scheduled interest rate announcement, on Feb. 12. The central bank cut the official cash rate by 75 basis points to a record low 1.0 per...
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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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