NZ needs smarter and lighter regulation, not no regulation

NZ needs smarter and lighter regulation, not no regulation
NZ needs a growth strategy.(Image: Getty)
Warren Couillault
It was great to see the coalition agreement come together last week, and it appears that the sometimes disparate policies of Act, NZ First and National have all managed to be amalgamated and coalesce into something.  Although there are lots of small issues that have been talked about and raised, it does appear to me to be a solid programme. However, in my mind, there is glaring silence on the most important topic of all: economic growth.Over the past 60 years, New Zealand has gone from being one of the wealthiest countries in the world to...

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