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Govt transport plans require extra $1b a year from 2027
The revenue requirement is the equivalent of a 17c a litre increase to fuel taxes.
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Ministry settles dispute over vacated office
The ministry intends to reoccupy in early 2026, about four years after it left.
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Insider: MFAT has 'unhealthy' culture
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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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