Productivity Unleashed

The pipelines of progress are clogged. BusinessDesk investigates why New Zealand’s productivity engine keeps stalling, and what it will take to get it firing again.


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AI powers dolphin conservation

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From kākāpō to payroll: AI in Govt

DoC, ACC, and MBIE are among the agencies turning to AI.

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Building cheaper, faster, better
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Building cheaper, faster, better

How can NZ get smarter at building large projects? 

How rising house prices hurt productivity
Productivity Unleashed Housing

How rising house prices hurt productivity

Luxon is hoping house prices rise, but productivity may not follow.

Dileepa Fonseka 28 Aug 2025


Dileepa Fonseka
Dileepa Fonseka

Senior Correspondent

Dileepa Fonseka is a journalist covering the political economy and issues that run across business and government. He has provided commentary, features and analysis on a variety of topics including housing, trade, infrastructure, immigration, the digital economy, local government and supply chains. Dileepa was previously a senior business journalist for Stuff, a political reporter at Newsroom, a council reporter at the Dominion Post/Stuff, an infrastructure reporter at Stuff’s Auckland newsroom, and has been a finalist at the Voyager Media Awards four times, including in 2023 for business journalist of the year and in 2021 for reporter of the year. You can follow him on Twitter here.

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