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Twyford lets in America's Cup yachties as entry rules changed
Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has confirmed border exemptions for two yachting syndicates challenging Emirates Team NZ for the 36th America’s Cup. Delays to the entry of the two teams – American Magic and INEOS Team UK – were seen as a potential threat to a global...
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Counting the cost of covid quarantine
The cost of New Zealand's quarantine programme remains under wraps.
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Smelter sees little near-term gain from TPM changes
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters says new transmission pricing rules announced yesterday offer little near-term support for its operation near Bluff. The business, New Zealand’s biggest electricity consumer, is being reviewed for closure by majority owner Rio Tinto and has been...
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PM's full statement: New Zealand moves to Alert Level 1
We are republishing in full the Prime Minister's statement this afternoon on moving to alert level 1:Today is day 26 of Alert Level 2 and day 17 without any new cases of Covid-19 in the country.Today is also day 75 of being in a Covid alert level of any kind.Our team of 5 mil...
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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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