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Whānau Ora leader fought for his people — and refused to give in to bureaucracy.
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This time last year we were looking forward to a better year. Instead we got 2021.
Bruce Cotterill: Here's to 2022 — let's make it a better year
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Fran O'Sullivan: If Labour thought 2021 was tough...
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Liam Dann: What GDP data really tells us about the economy
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Fran O'Sullivan: Wellington, Beehive just don't understand Auckland's pain
Politicians start kicking critical decisions into 2022.
Mary Holm: Where should I invest $150,000 for the greatest return?
How a fund does for a few months, or even a year, isn't the issue.
Steven Joyce: Government's wage plans a farce from the past
Ideas on bargaining, energy, health and rail out of step with our times.
Matthew Hooton: The risks facing NZ in a new Cold War
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Brian Fallow: The man to curb your enthusiasm
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Damien Venuto: Three media storylines to follow in 2022
We stand on the precipice of some major shifts in the media landscape.
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Richard Prebble: Luxon hasn't got much time to make an impression
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Juha Saarinen: The AWS tech elephant marches on
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Oliver Hartwich: Social insurance lessons from Germany
Understanding Social Unemployment Insurance requires some history.
Hamish Rutherford: The truth about most 'small' electricity companies
The new name in electricity retailing is not quite what it seems.
Simon Coley: How business can get past the 'blah, blah' of the climate change debate
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Omicron uncertainty is a reminder the pandemic is not done with us yet.
Fran O'Sullivan: National's new boss not playing around
Luxon will apply lessons learnt in the corporate world when managing National.
Mary Holm: What's first - get into a home, or out of a debt?
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Matthew Hooton: Dream start - how Luxon's top five compares to Ardern's
National now reliant on Simon Bridges not just behaving, but doing a first-class job.
Brian Fallow: Aiming low in climate's fight against farm emissions
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