Politics

Transpower's refreshed board: what does it mean for electricity?
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.

Pattrick Smellie 13 Dec 2021
KiwiRail, commercial player or public good?
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.

Oliver Lewis 09 Dec 2021
Unpicking Christopher Luxon’s ‘hard’ reshuffle
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.

Pattrick Smellie 06 Dec 2021
Former Westpac CEO appointed KiwiRail board chair
Politics

Former Westpac CEO appointed KiwiRail board chair

Having just lost a chief executive, KiwiRail gains a new board chair.

Oliver Lewis 03 Dec 2021


Pattrick Smellie
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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