Politics
Law & Regulation
Push for transparency around building consents
The move is intended to standardise data around consents and code compliance,
Policy
Democracy needs a digital shakeup to solve today's problems
UK expert Geoff Mulgan says we need to stop thinking the world is going to hell.
Trade
Wang Yi visit highlights choices ahead for NZ
After Wang Yi's visit, Luxon and McClay are both set to visit China later in the year.
Primary Sector
Accelerated NZ EU FTA timeline gives kiwifruit exporters a full season
The government has responded to kiwifruit industry concerns about the FTA.
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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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