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What if we’re already in recession?
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Jenny Ruth: What if we’re already in recession?

The signs are out there. Leading indicators such as business and consumer confidence are blinking red.

Jenny Ruth 07 Jul 2022
Wood says immigration has been ‘exploitist’
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Wood says immigration has been ‘exploitist’

Immigration minister says the economy has been overly reliant on importing low-wage labour

Jem Traylen 05 Jul 2022
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