Politics
Economy
Re-opening Stratford-Okahukura line priority for KiwiRail CEO
By Gavin Evans July 4 (BusinessDesk) - A $40 million project to reopen the mothballed Stratford to Okahukura rail line is a priority for new KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller. The line, shut since a derailment in 2009, is the only alternative north-south rail link should...
Finance
Robertson calls for maturity in bank capital debate
By Pattrick Smellie July 3 (BusinessDesk) - Finance Minister Grant Robertson has waded into the Reserve Bank's contentious bank capital proposals to remind "all parties" that they are still being consulted on in a process that requires "mature debate". "I am calling on all...
Retail
Cannasouth to receive Callaghan funding
By Rebecca Howard July 3 (BusinessDesk) - Medicinal cannabis company Cannasouth will receive funding from Callaghan Innovation to support two of its research programmes. The government agency will contribute up to $347,008 to the projects during the next three years, condit...
Policy
NZ joins like-minded countries to promote cyber security
By Paul McBeth July 2 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's government will buddy up with like-minded countries to build a rules-based order supporting a peaceful and stable online environment at a time when state-sponsored cyber attacks are on the rise. Broadcasting, Communicati...
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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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