Politics
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.
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.
Policy
FPAs top priority for govt
The government says FPAs will encourage businesses to grow profits through innovation rather than cutting wages.
Policy
Wellington gets a bit closer to getting moving
Even if approved by local councils next week, construction before 2028 is unlikely, says National.
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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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