Politics
Politics
Luxon's 'most worrying' discovery as an MP
The new National leader says he's serious about addressing NZ's plummeting international rankings for educational achievement and attendance.
Politics
Pattrick Smellie: Transpower's refreshed board: what does it mean for electricity?
Helen Clark's former chief political adviser and former Meridian Energy CEO Keith Turner have turned up on the board of the national grid operator at a critical time for electricity policy.
Policy
KiwiRail, commercial player or public good?
A review looking at KiwiRail's corporate form will consider the pros and cons of bringing it closer to ministers.
Politics
Analysis
Pattrick Smellie: Unpicking Christopher Luxon’s ‘hard’ reshuffle
The "huge desire to turn a page" on National's last four years of dysfunction has led to new leader Chris Luxon shaking up his shadow cabinet.
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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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