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Minimum wage increase may pave way for higher rents
Recent changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 mean landlords can only increase rents once a year.
Policy
Hardest hit regions first in line for tourism infrastructure fund
Fifth round of tourism fund has $13m up for grabs for public toilets, showers and basic infrastructure.
Primary Sector
Fonterra: We'll ditch coal, but it'll be challenging
Dairy giant Fonterra is worried about gas supply security as it moves away from coal.
Policy
Tracey Martin to lead public broadcasting merger group
The government has called in the former MP to lead an eight-person board to oversee its plan to merge state-owned broadcasters TVNZ and Radio NZ.
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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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