Politics

Unit Titles Act reform well overdue: property manager
Property

Unit Titles Act reform well overdue: property manager

In a rare move, a National Party bill to reform broken unit title legislation has gained cross-party parliamentary approval.

Brent Melville 11 Mar 2021
Fulton Hogan eyes govt projects
Policy

Fulton Hogan eyes govt projects

Fulton Hogan has a strong pipeline of government work to tide it over while the private sector preserves its collective balance sheet.

Staff reporters 11 Mar 2021
Two million 'high-risk' Kiwis to get covid vaccine in coming months
Policy

Two million 'high-risk' Kiwis to get covid vaccine in coming months

The government is targeting those most at risk of getting and spreading covid-19.

Rebecca Howard 10 Mar 2021
Govt appoints independent group to oversee covid-19 response
Policy

Govt appoints independent group to oversee covid-19 response

The independent group will also review public communication and responses in the community, minister Chris Hipkins said.

Staff reporters 09 Mar 2021


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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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