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Regulatory Standards Bill fails first test: Upton
Politics

Regulatory Standards Bill fails first test: Upton

Official consultation document misreads OECD data on regulatory performance.

Pattrick Smellie 23 Jan 2025
Is innovation a priority for National?
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Peter Griffin: Is innovation a priority for National?

The challenge for Shane Reti will be to chart a new course in science and innovation.

Peter Griffin 23 Jan 2025
Unleashing growth, taking the productivity pulse, and more…
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Unleashing growth, taking the productivity pulse, and more…

Our weekly roundup of public sector news and analysis.

Jem Traylen 22 Jan 2025
Trump determined to bend US Govt to his singular will
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Trump determined to bend US Govt to his singular will

Four years as a private citizen have emboldened the returning president.



Pattrick Smellie
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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