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Spy agencies sought govt's foreign new investment 'call-in' powers
New Zealand's spies advised the government to give itself new powers to 'call in' applications by foreign investors for military and other national security assets, and privately-owned news media, Associate Finance Minister David Parker says.Asked by journalists whether intellige...
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Beehive lobbied for revised StuffME deal
NZME has confirmed reports that it's been lobbying the government to let it buy rival Stuff, a year after the Court of Appeal endorsed the Commerce Commission's opposition to the creation of a dominant newspaper group. The dual-listed company said it was in talks with Nine and pu...
Policy
Southerners keep close watch on Northport proposals
South Port New Zealand is keeping a close eye on the upper North Island supply chain study and wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the nation’s ports come under the government’s microscope. The government is considering a recommendation to shift Ports of Auckland’s operations...
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Govt media plan won't weaken commercial players - TVNZ
State-owned commercial broadcaster TVNZ is telling its advertisers that leaked plans for a shake-up of public broadcasting are intended to "strengthen public media, not weaken commercial media" and that any change to the organisation's status would "likely take years to implement...
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Pattrick Smellie
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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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