Politics
Infrastructure
South Island rail less viable without rail ferries – KiwiRail
Last government agreed to provide extra $750m for the ferry project, released docs show.
Policy
'Astronomical' infrastructure cost overruns eroding confidence
Commission chief says it's a fallacy NZ isn't spending enough on infrastructure.
News in Brief
Govt moves on social investment with new agency
$50.5 million has been allocated to setting up the agency and a related fund.
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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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