Politics
Finance
Clark: BNPL shouldn't harm users
The new regulations will see affordability checks applied to loans above $600.
Law & Regulation
Callaghan: no idea about conflicts in We Are Indigo investigation
Callaghan hired a private investigator to do due diligence on applicants for government funding who had previously investigated We Are Indigo in a commercial dispute involving a Callaghan project.
Finance
Consumer credit laws loom for BNPL
Buy Now, Pay Later agreements will be treated as consumer credit contracts under the CCCFA.
Primary Sector
Waste not, want not: food giants tackle waste
New Zealand's largest food businesses have signed a voluntary commitment to reduce food waste.
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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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