Making public servants return to the office is no panacea

Making public servants return to the office is no panacea
Wellington City's economic woes stem from a lot more than the working-from-home trend. (Image: Getty)
Cameron Bagrie
Will more active encouragement of public servants to return to the office, or fewer central government layoffs (which are being driven by demands for savings), turn the dial on the Wellington economy? It may help at the margin but it’s no panacea. Wellington underperforms under a blue government and does better under a red one. Being hooked into the political cycle is a flawed economic model that offers no substance.Wellingtonians are well paid compared to the national average and other regions. Median household income figures from S...

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