Politics
Finance
'Get creative on BTR funding', developer urges
Banks are pricing build-to-rent at higher risk than they have to, operators say.
Policy
The public service slims down
Contractor and consultant opex fell nearly $300m in the last financial year.
Infrastructure
Wellington Council votes to halt process to sell airport stake
The sale has become a point of intense political contention in the capital.
Finance
Govt's full year books show expenses outpaced revenue
Core Crown net debt reached 42.5% of GDP at $175.5b
Public sector
Business of Government
The woke don't go broke, Brian 'will he, won't he' Roche and more
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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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