Politics
Politics
Christchurch makes $50m public transport request
The mayor and the head of the regional council have written to the transport minister.
Public sector
Kāinga Ora told to lift its game on unruly tenants
Housing minister Megan Woods has been pressing Kāinga Ora to lift its game on antisocial tenant behaviour, a leaked briefing paper shows.
Economy
Analysis
Pattrick Smellie: About that ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Ranking
There's no slam-dunk for Christopher Luxon's critics pointing to NZ's 'ease of doing business' ranking.
Primary Sector
Analysis
Fisheries Bill sailed off-course
This wasn't even the fisheries bill the cabinet signed up to.
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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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