Politics
Policy
Councils on notice: ring-fence water funds
New reforms push local councils to show how they'll pay for water infrastructure.
Primary Sector
Meat sector eyes India after lukewarm EU deal
A free trade agreement with India is the sector's shiny new hope.
Policy
Govt issues 'build to rent' directive
Move will give BTR developers confidence, says housing minister.
Policy
Govt to green-light competing building products
The changes are intended to promote competition in NZ's pricey building market.
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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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