Politics
Politics
Major changes in Cabinet
Shane Reti replaced by Simeon Brown as Health Minister, and Simon Watts takes Energy.
Retail
Price shakeup for cigarette brand
Cigarette prices typically go up each year. Not in this case.
Policy
Going for growth, personally
Three ways to push the boat out in 2025 with personal challenges.
Politics
Changes to work visa rules spark hope and concern
Market wage requirement replaces median wage rule but will it be properly enforced?
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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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