Politics
Policy
Shane Jones' PGF quietly made tax-exempt
The government has quietly added Shane Jones' Provincial Growth Fund to the list of government entities that are exempt from paying tax. The move was done so quietly that Revenue Minister Stuart Nash's office had to check with Forestry and Regional Development Minister Jones'...
Policy
Carr named to chair Climate Change Commission
Former Reserve Bank chair Rod Carr has been appointed chair-designate of the independent Climate Change Commission. Carr, previously chief executive of Jade Software Corporation and most recently Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury University, will take up his new role immediately....
Policy
Public support, not unicorns, needed for carbon storage
New Zealand will need supportive regulation and wider public understanding if it is to include carbon capture and storage in its response to climate change, a Waikato University academic says. Carbon capture and storage is proven technology, but its cost and potential opportun...
Retail
Low fixed charge regs to go as Govt looks to reduce household power costs
The government’s low fixed charge regime for power pricing is to be phased out as part of a suite of measures intended to put downward pressure on household electricity costs and increase competition. The 15-year-old regulations, originally intended to encourage power conserva...
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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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