Nicola Patrick
Columnist
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Check out Nicola’s latest content
Nicola Patrick: Nothing surprises me anymore -- except these surprises
Nicola Patrick on the spirit of Christmas
Nicola Patrick: What adds up to wellbeing? Another way of measuring society's success
We need to make long-term changes and look beyond cost, inconvenience and fear of change
Nicola Patrick: How do we escape the profit trap?
Why can't all businesses aim to have a positive social or environmental impact?
Nicola Patrick: Counting on things Kiwis really value
Why economic success isn't the only - or even the best - indicator of our progress
Nicola Patrick: High time to make a fashion statement
'Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want'
Nicola Patrick: The dinosaurs are gone ... and soon their fossils will be, too
The PM said: 'It's not where the future lies." I didn't know the future was so close.
Nicola Patrick: Feeling down despite swimmable target going up
Disappointment at failure to raise swimmable rivers target to 80 per cent
Nicola Patrick: Tragic death tells us to make the most of life now
Take care of yourself right now - apply your oxygen mask first or you're no use to anyone
Nicola Patrick: Poised and unaffected, Ardern rules Waitangi Day
Waitangi Day had a fresh feeling this year .. thanks to our PM