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Alex Tarrant

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Alex is interest.co.nz's political journalist based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington. He previously spent four years in London as a journalist and assistant editor at global financial newswire Mergermarket, which was part of the FT Group. Alex worked for interest.co.nz between 2008 and 2012, returning at the start of 2017.

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Alex's election diary: The Cup & SBW
Alex's election diary: Key to give Melbourne Cup winnings to Labour for spending hole; Talks Sonny Bill Williams with Hamiltonians
1st Nov 11, 12:26pm
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Alex's election diary: Key to give Melbourne Cup winnings to Labour for spending hole; Talks Sonny Bill Williams with Hamiltonians
Election debate: Who won?
Alex Tarrant live-blogs from the TVNZ election debate: National's John Key vs Labour's Phil Goff; What do you think?
31st Oct 11, 6:58pm
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Alex Tarrant live-blogs from the TVNZ election debate: National's John Key vs Labour's Phil Goff; What do you think?
Kiwibank in line for SOE sale cash?
Kiwibank could be in line for cash raised from partial privatisations of SOEs to help grow SME lending, PM Key says
31st Oct 11, 12:52pm
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Kiwibank could be in line for cash raised from partial privatisations of SOEs to help grow SME lending, PM Key says
'Labour, Green, NZ First govt would work well'
Labour Finance spokesman David Cunliffe thinks a Labour, Greens, NZ First coalition "would work well"; Will Labour need the Maori Party too?
31st Oct 11, 12:47pm
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Labour Finance spokesman David Cunliffe thinks a Labour, Greens, NZ First coalition "would work well"; Will Labour need the Maori Party too?
Election diary: Savings tax, trains & roads
Alex's election diary: Winston eyes savings tax inflation indexation, promises tax cuts (but doesn't say by how much); Labour to can holiday highway for Auckland rail
31st Oct 11, 11:35am
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Alex's election diary: Winston eyes savings tax inflation indexation, promises tax cuts (but doesn't say by how much); Labour to can holiday highway for Auckland rail
National to set up fund for asset sale proceeds
Election 2011: National to set up fund for proceeds from 'NZ$5-7 billion' partial privatisations of state-owned assets to invest in infrastructure
30th Oct 11, 1:46pm
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Election 2011: National to set up fund for proceeds from 'NZ$5-7 billion' partial privatisations of state-owned assets to invest in infrastructure
Alex's election diary: Forget about the price tag
Alex's election diary: When the sale comes first and the truth comes second: National Party campaign launch told to "forget about the price tag"
30th Oct 11, 1:20pm
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Alex's election diary: When the sale comes first and the truth comes second: National Party campaign launch told to "forget about the price tag"
Alex's election diary: Annoying Annette
Alex's election diary: Annoying Annette King with a cynical view of Labour's new policies; And what the bloggers are saying
28th Oct 11, 1:45pm
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Alex's election diary: Annoying Annette King with a cynical view of Labour's new policies; And what the bloggers are saying
Alex's election diary:Mud-slinging starts
Labour drags out John Key 'raising superannuation age' skeleton from opposition-days closet; National launches website for Labour's borrowing needs
28th Oct 11, 11:15am
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Labour drags out John Key 'raising superannuation age' skeleton from opposition-days closet; National launches website for Labour's borrowing needs
Explainer: Youth wages & who says what
Election explainer: New Zealand's minimum and youth wage rates, what's happened in the past, and why they are an election issue
28th Oct 11, 10:33am
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Election explainer: New Zealand's minimum and youth wage rates, what's happened in the past, and why they are an election issue
National to extend youth minimum wage
Youth in a new job could be paid 80% of adult minimum wage for six months instead of three under new National election policy, PM Key says
28th Oct 11, 8:57am
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Youth in a new job could be paid 80% of adult minimum wage for six months instead of three under new National election policy, PM Key says
Labour to make KiwiSaver compulsory
Labour will make KiwiSaver compulsory for all earners, push employer contributions to 7% by 2022, raise Super age, resume contributions to Cullen Fund in 2012
27th Oct 11, 3:00pm
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Labour will make KiwiSaver compulsory for all earners, push employer contributions to 7% by 2022, raise Super age, resume contributions to Cullen Fund in 2012
Labour to raise retirement age - report
Labour's savings policy will support Retirement Commissioner's call to raise retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2033, TV3 reports
27th Oct 11, 12:14pm
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Labour's savings policy will support Retirement Commissioner's call to raise retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2033, TV3 reports
Key sticks with earlier surplus line
PM Key tells Kapiti audience that government may still be able to return books to surplus earlier than Treasury's 2014/15 track
26th Oct 11, 10:37am
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PM Key tells Kapiti audience that government may still be able to return books to surplus earlier than Treasury's 2014/15 track
OCR now seen lower for even longer
Economists expect next hike in Official Cash Rate in mid-2012, instead of March, following lower-than-expected inflation and updated govt forecasts
25th Oct 11, 7:37pm
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Economists expect next hike in Official Cash Rate in mid-2012, instead of March, following lower-than-expected inflation and updated govt forecasts
Treasury upbeat on economy
Treasury forecasts govt still on track for 2014/15 surplus, but warns of big downside risks due to global market uncertainties
25th Oct 11, 2:30pm
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Treasury forecasts govt still on track for 2014/15 surplus, but warns of big downside risks due to global market uncertainties
CPI up 0.4% in Sept qtr vs 0.7% expected
Consumers price index shows inflation of 0.4% in Sept qtr, lower than expectations of 0.7%, giving RBNZ more time to keep rates ‘lower for longer’
25th Oct 11, 10:52am
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Consumers price index shows inflation of 0.4% in Sept qtr, lower than expectations of 0.7%, giving RBNZ more time to keep rates ‘lower for longer’
Brash flies to London for briefings
Have your say: ACT leader Brash flies to UK, US for briefings from Bank of England Governor and IMF officials on global economy. Will it help ACT?
25th Oct 11, 8:30am
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Have your say: ACT leader Brash flies to UK, US for briefings from Bank of England Governor and IMF officials on global economy. Will it help ACT?
What does the RBNZ have to do with Pike River?
Alex Tarrant asks what on earth does the Reserve Bank have to do with any of the 'injustices' the Occupy Wellington protesters are angry about?
14th Oct 11, 11:43am
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Alex Tarrant asks what on earth does the Reserve Bank have to do with any of the 'injustices' the Occupy Wellington protesters are angry about?
'National rental supply tightening'
Trade Me says national rental supply down 7% from year ago in Sept qtr, enquiries to landlords up 10%; Says more houses being listed for sale
14th Oct 11, 8:59am
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Trade Me says national rental supply down 7% from year ago in Sept qtr, enquiries to landlords up 10%; Says more houses being listed for sale
Kiwibank offers 5.99% 30 mth mortgage rate
Kiwibank introduces 30 month mortgage rate at 5.99% due to "current environment"; Says for limited time
14th Oct 11, 8:43am
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Kiwibank introduces 30 month mortgage rate at 5.99% due to "current environment"; Says for limited time
Food price inflation slows in September
Food prices rise 4.7% in September from year ago, Stats NZ figures show; Lowest annual rise since Jan; Prices fall 1% from August
13th Oct 11, 11:10am
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Food prices rise 4.7% in September from year ago, Stats NZ figures show; Lowest annual rise since Jan; Prices fall 1% from August
ACC eyes global economic uncertainty
ACC investment managers eye global market turmoil after investment fund jumps 12.6% in 2010/11 yr; Govt confirms levy cut
12th Oct 11, 5:41pm
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ACC investment managers eye global market turmoil after investment fund jumps 12.6% in 2010/11 yr; Govt confirms levy cut
Govt deficit NZ$18.4 bln in yr to June
Govt operating deficit before investment gains a record NZ$18.4 bln due to quake costs; EQC levies to jump threefold, Treasury says
11th Oct 11, 11:35am
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Govt operating deficit before investment gains a record NZ$18.4 bln due to quake costs; EQC levies to jump threefold, Treasury says
Latest quake may delay insurance progress
Sunday's 5.5 aftershock could delay insurance & rebuilding progress, PM Key says; It's all planning and demo work until aftershocks cease
11th Oct 11, 9:43am
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Sunday's 5.5 aftershock could delay insurance & rebuilding progress, PM Key says; It's all planning and demo work until aftershocks cease