Politics

Aukus pillar 2 a smokescreen for N-subs: ex-Oz foreign minister
Policy

Aukus pillar 2 a smokescreen for N-subs: ex-Oz foreign minister

Bob Carr says notion of tech role for New Zealand is “science fiction”.

Pattrick Smellie 18 Apr 2024
ComCom wants to trim $300m off Chorus investment plan
Law & Regulation

ComCom wants to trim $300m off Chorus investment plan

The 16% cut is on top of the $181m reduction Chorus tabled in February.

Jem Traylen 18 Apr 2024
Decision to cancel licence for crowdfunder Equitise ‘not taken lightly’ – FMA
Finance

Decision to cancel licence for crowdfunder Equitise ‘not taken lightly’ – FMA

Repeat offender Equitise facilitated two deals after it was deregistered last year.

Jem Traylen 17 Apr 2024
Aged care sector under 'extreme pressure', report details
Policy

Aged care sector under 'extreme pressure', report details

Report warns NZ's aged care sector could be short by 2032. 

Gregor Thompson 17 Apr 2024


Pattrick Smellie
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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