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New regulations will make tweaks to building consents easier
NZers won’t need to submit a new consent for minor product or design changes.
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On thin ice: Antarctica NZ plagued by low staff confidence, resignations
The fallout from the stalled Scott Base build is taking its toll.
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Back office blowout, 1,900 jobs that were already cut, and more
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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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