Politics
Opinion
Dileepa Fonseka: Beyond the 'ping pong' of Aukus and China
There is an appetite out there in NZ Inc for a deeper discussion about geopolitics.
Kurt Campbell: More NZ defence spending
US Deputy Secretary of State praises NZ as "essential ingredient" in Pacific outreach.
Policy
Clean reputation ‘makes NZ an attractive corruption target’
Transparency International calls for a unified agency to fight the rising problem here.
Policy
Tax bill gives employee share schemes a boost
The Government says increasing the exemption thresholds for employee share schemes will support growth in the tech sector.The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024-25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Bill, passed its first reading on Thursday with Revenue Minister Simon Watt...
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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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