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ANZ boss calls for looser migration settings
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ANZ boss calls for looser migration settings

Improving skills in the NZ workforce will take years. The need for more workers is immediate and tight immigration settings are holding companies back, says the NZ CEO of ANZ. 

Pattrick Smellie 05 Jul 2022
Business pessimism in June worst since March 2020
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Business pessimism in June worst since March 2020

NZIER principal economist Christina Leung is still not expecting the economy to go into recession.

Jenny Ruth 05 Jul 2022
Is an immigration GPS a population policy in disguise?
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Ganesh Nana: Is an immigration GPS a population policy in disguise?

An immigration government policy statement would lift the veil on what's already a de facto population policy.

Ganesh Nana 05 Jul 2022
Trade deal locks in climate promises
Policy

Trade deal locks in climate promises

The trade deal with the EU further locks in NZ's Paris Agreement commitments.

Ian Llewellyn 04 Jul 2022