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Grant Bradley
Deputy Editor - Business

Grant Bradley is the Business Herald’s Deputy Editor, Aviation and Tourism Writer.

Grant Bradley is the deputy editor at the Business Herald, based in Auckland. He has worked at the New Zealand Herald for more than 30 years in senior roles including chief reporter and deputy news editor, and his current role also writes about tourism and aviation. He was the Australasian Aviation Press Club journalist of the year in 2016 and has also won awards from that organisation for multimedia coverage and news reporting on airlines. He has written extensively about the energy sector for the Business Herald. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Press in Christchurch, London News Service and the New Zealand Press Association. He won the Harry Brittain fellowship to study journalism in the UK in 1995, was awarded the inaugural MFAT Focus Latin America study grant in 1996 and a Royal Norwegian Embassy grant to study the energy sector in Norway in 2015. Grant Bradley can be contacted at grant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz.

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Stalled international pilot training costing New Zealand $50m a year
Whanganui Chronicle

Stalled international pilot training costing New Zealand $50m a year

28 Oct 06:31 PM
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Defence Force: Firefighter shortage cuts Ōhakea option for diverted airliners
Whanganui Chronicle

Defence Force: Firefighter shortage cuts Ōhakea option for diverted airliners

12 Oct 02:53 AM

There's a national shortage of qualified personnel and very limited training options.

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Tourism jobs go begging, receptionists making beds
Whanganui Chronicle

Tourism jobs go begging, receptionists making beds

18 Jun 05:14 AM

Worker shortages mean businesses struggling out of Covid-19 are at reduced capacity.

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Small airlines call for more help as they hang by a thread
Whanganui Chronicle

Small airlines call for more help as they hang by a thread

01 May 05:38 AM

Transport Minister Phil Twyford says the Government is working on a plan to help them.

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Regional airports at risk in price change push - industry group
Whanganui Chronicle

Regional airports at risk in price change push - industry group

27 Jan 02:30 AM

Regional airports could suffer in changes to the Civil Aviation Act says airport group

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Air Chathams: Next flight for the little airline that could
Whanganui Chronicle

Air Chathams: Next flight for the little airline that could

06 Jun 05:00 PM

Airline filled in when others pulled out and is preparing for one of its biggest moves.

Mercury begins $1 billion move to wind power
Whanganui Chronicle

Mercury begins $1 billion move to wind power

26 Mar 07:42 PM

The operation will be the third biggest in the country when it is finished in 2020.

Hauraki Rail Trail one of the great rides in NZ
Whanganui Chronicle

Hauraki Rail Trail one of the great rides in NZ

03 Feb 03:00 PM

Gold's grip may be over but Waikato shines bright for cyclists, writes Grant Bradley

Sparks flying between power companies
Whanganui Chronicle

Sparks flying between power companies

09 Oct 03:01 AM

Genesis says an industry-wide approach could be the best way to help needy consumers.

Mercury and Genesis take swipe at Meridian's pricing stance
Whanganui Chronicle

Mercury and Genesis take swipe at Meridian's pricing stance

08 Oct 05:05 AM

Meridian says it wants to expose ''dirty secrets'' but Mercury says its price scheme best.

Pilot crashed in simulator, Air NZ has to pay him $20,000
Whanganui Chronicle

Pilot crashed in simulator, Air NZ has to pay him $20,000

07 Oct 04:02 PM

ERA says Air NZ didn't act in good faith to pilot stood down after crashing simulator.

Budget 2018: Tourism NZ takes a hit for marketing
Whanganui Chronicle

Budget 2018: Tourism NZ takes a hit for marketing

17 May 04:44 AM

The country's tourism marketing organisation has had its funding cut.

Air NZ domestic fares to soar in price within days
Whanganui Chronicle

Air NZ domestic fares to soar in price within days

15 May 09:11 AM

Rising costs, especially fuel prices are being blamed for Air NZ fare increases.

Are there too many tourists here? What Kiwis really think
Whanganui Chronicle

Are there too many tourists here? What Kiwis really think

26 Apr 10:43 PM

Concerns about the impact of tourists is levelling off but Kiwis worry about road crashes

Toilets unglamorous side of visitor boom
Whanganui Chronicle

Toilets unglamorous side of visitor boom

01 May 05:00 PM

The daily airlift of human waste is hitting DoC's Great Walks budget.

National park fees for foreigners scoped
Whanganui Chronicle

National park fees for foreigners scoped

12 May 02:00 AM

Overseas visitors could face paying a fee to visit national parks

Air NZ settles price-fixing case for $51m
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Air NZ settles price-fixing case for $51m

09 May 05:00 PM

Air NZ has opted to settle a US price-fixing case for $51 million in the latest of a series of cargo cartel actions it has been fighting around the world.

AirAsia X launches cheap fares
Business

AirAsia X launches cheap fares

13 Jan 03:00 AM

AirAsia X is returning to New Zealand and is offering international fares as low as $99.

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