Politics
Infrastructure
Auckland Council to revisit Maungawhau CRL station plans
The Uptown Business Association wants to "see more ambition and imagination".
Policy
Robert Walters NZ reviews structure as govt temp cuts bite
Revenue collapsed 31% to $202.4m in 2024 after tripling between 2017 and 2023.
Policy
EPA applies to liquidate company on fast-track list
Energy Farms did not pay costs relating to the application process.
Investigations
Axed public servants return as contractors
Stand-down policies patchy or ignored as former staff return shortly after leaving.
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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