Politics
Politics
Four-year government term may go to referendum at next election
Extending the political term is in National's coalition agreements.
Politics
RMA reform framework outlined, emphasis on property rights
There are similarities and differences between Labour's repealed legislation.
Politics
Agencies take months to agree on MOT's performance review
Staff turnover is double the average and most have been employed for less than two years.
Politics
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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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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