Year 2022 at least provided some good reading stuff

A top journalist provides a selection of his picksNevil GibsonAuckland, December 21, 2022This column lacks the temerity to suggest a summer reading list for the Prime Minister. However, it can provide a summary of a year’s reading that would enhance anyone’s brain power or decision-making abilities. The local business sceneThe local business scene produced two modest efforts. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade commissioned a comprehensive history, of New Zealand’s Foreign Service, to mark its 75th anniversary. Historian Ian McGibbon and his contributors showed how official accounts can tell the gossipy side of diplomacy as well as the serious stuff.