I
last spoke to some of you in mid-March.
That was an
opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary 12 months, but
also to reflect on how the future was shaping up.
In
what has truly become a sign of our rapidly-changing times,
even eight weeks later much has changed, and we can add even
more thinking and learning to how we shape the next 12
months.
Today I want to touch on that thinking, but
I’ll also speak to some of the wider challenges facing New
Zealand in 2021, especially as we head into the
Budget.
Last week on Mother’s Day I found myself in