Politics

Finlay steps down as NZ Post chair as he joins RBNZ board
Finance

Finlay steps down as NZ Post chair as he joins RBNZ board

No mention was made of Rodger Finlay's term ending as chair of NZ Post when controversy over his appointment to RBNZ's new board blew up earlier this month.

Jenny Ruth 30 Jun 2022
Slow visa processing stalls $3b+ of foreign investment
Policy

Slow visa processing stalls $3b+ of foreign investment

New Zealand stopped processing investor visas at a time when the wealthy were lining up to come up here.

Jem Traylen 30 Jun 2022
Housing investment no longer a one-way bet: RBNZ
Finance

Housing investment no longer a one-way bet: RBNZ

The tide may well have turned against housing being a one-way bet for a generation of Kiwis, said RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway.

Jenny Ruth 30 Jun 2022
FPAs top priority for govt
Policy

FPAs top priority for govt

The government says FPAs will encourage businesses to grow profits through innovation rather than cutting wages.

Jem Traylen 30 Jun 2022


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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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