Politics
Policy
Cloudfunding: what next for Auckland events centre
The Crown offered to sell The Cloud for $1, BusinessDesk understands.
Policy
First residential housing fast-track consent granted
The Maitahi Village project in Nelson will supply about 374 residential units.
Policy
Government announces $70m for contestable AI research funding
The reallocated funds will go through the NZ Institute for Advanced Technology
Economy
Seeking a faster, sharper ComCom
A ‘gold standard’ approach and siloed structure slow the ComCom down.
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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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