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Govt reallocates $84m of NZ On Air cash to new public media entity
The move leaves a smaller pool of government funding for commercial operators.
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Tim who? US bank never employed ex-CCHL boss
Ex-Christchurch City Holdings boss Tim Boyd claimed he'd worked at US investment bank BNY Mellon. The bank has never heard of him.
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Candidate comparison sites – can they be trusted?
Voters need to exercise caution when using candidate scorecards from advocacy groups.
Finance
Depositor compensation bill introduced to Parliament
The Deposit Takers Bill is the third piece of legislation following the review of the Reserve Bank Act.
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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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