Commentary – Bob McCoskrie, National Director In January 2018, Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Clarke Gayford outside their Auckland home to an adoring national and international media. We all celebrated the exciting .
Press Release – Family First Commentary Bob McCoskrie, National Director In January 2018, Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Clarke Gayford outside their Auckland home to an adoring national and international media. We all celebrated the exciting …
Commentary – Bob McCoskrie, National Director
In January 2018, Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Clarke Gayford outside their Auckland home to an adoring national and international media. We all celebrated the exciting news of our Prime Minister becoming a mother, and started counting down the months and days to the birth of her daughter.
During this media conference, a not-so-subtle reporter asked “Have you considered getting married?” Clarke responded, “
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Time to review migration policy - Productivity Commission
20 Apr, 2021 05:05 AM
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Immigration policy is likely to be near the top of Government priorities as it looks to re-open borders in the coming year. Photo / File
Immigration policy is likely to be near the top of Government priorities as it looks to re-open borders in the coming year. Photo / File The Government should commission a major review of migration policy to ensure New Zealand employers have access to skilled workers while reducing the inflow of low skilled and temporary migrant workers, a new report by the Productivity Commission says.
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The NZ Institute of Economic Research s quarterly survey of business opinion showed a seasonally adjusted net 11 percent of firms expected conditions to get worse over the near term, against 16 percent in the previous survey
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NZIER principal economist Christina Leung said demand was generally holding steady although some sectors were finding it harder than others, but it was consistent with growth in the economy . Businesses are generally downbeat but less so, and there has been some softening in demand, but what stands out in the survey is cost pressures because of Covid-related supply chain disruptions. But we will see some growth in the March quarter, she said.