After a bracingly cold winter, spring is just around the corner. Spring’s warmer temperatures are needed to coax us out of our winter hibernation, so that we can enjoy the many wonderful festivals and events throughout the country in the lead in to the festive season.
This month’s newsletter takes an event theme to celebrate the launch of our user-friendly economic impact calculator, with a look at how much the Joseph Parker heavyweight bout increased economic activity in Invercargill. We also celebrate local government success by recognising LGNZ award winners and highlighting economic and business data that is publicly available in these areas.
Given extreme volatility in share markets over the past week, Gareth Kiernan’s article looking at how much “wiggle room” New Zealand fiscal and monetary policy makers have is extremely topical. For those of you scared of robots taking your jobs, perhaps it would be wise to read Nigel Pinkerton’s two cents worth on the matter. Finally, we thank Miles Dalton of Enterprise North Canterbury for taking the time to talk to Benje Patterson about the importance of understanding small towns New Zealand.
