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Pattrick Smellie: Scoring Luxon’s State of the Nation speech
The prime minister has either found a speechwriter or is finding his voice. Maybe both.
Economy
Unlikely allies: Top economists find common ground on spending reform
Craig Renney of the left and Eric Crampton of the right seem to agree on one thing.
Policy
News publishers plead for online news bill rescue
News publishers call on the coalition to pass Labour's online news bill.
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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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