Politics
Health
The financial chaos behind Health NZ's governance shake-up
Complexity of merging district health boards was greatly underestimated.
News in Brief
Health minister announces return of Health NZ board after axing
Health Minister Simeon Brown will reinstate a governing board at Health NZ after it was axed and replaced with a commissioner in July last year under his predecessor, Dr Shane Reti.Brown said it was time to begin the process of transitioning to traditional governance. Nominations...
Policy
Tech titans eye NZ's new golden visas
Investors with tens of millions were 'priced out of the market'. Not any more.
Infrastructure
Company for procuring Cook Strait ferries officially registered
Ferry Holdings Ltd is meant to lead procurement of two new Cook Strait ferries.
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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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