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Policy
Franchises' delight at migrant rule changes
Franchises no longer face much higher costs to bring in migrant workers.
Policy
'Almost limitless cost increases': InfraComm on light rail
The commission gave a withering critique of light rail, new documents reveal.
Politics
PM to head to Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines
Luxon will meet with the executives of all three Southeast Asian countries.
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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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