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'Massive blow': 75 suppliers lose school lunch contracts
Thousands of jobs are on the line as school lunch cuts hit harder than expected.
Primary Sector
Forest owners' ETS charge halved
Previous increase in charge was 'excessive' says forestry minister Todd McClay.
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Business of Government
Keeping the pressure on, Crump's return and more...
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Olivia Blaylock: Red socks type of leader needed to fix NZ’s infrastructure conundrum
Bold leadership is needed to pull NZ out of its infrastructure crisis.
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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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