In this month’s newsletter, with Matariki celebrations in full swing, Shaun Twaddle takes a look at the opportunities for improving Māori wellbeing, with a focus on skilled employment and improved education.
Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan takes a look at the Dunedin Hospital construction project, finding that the number of workers needed during the peak of construction will double the workforce needed for other major projects in the Otago area in the last 15 years.
Nick Brunsdon takes a dive into the latest tourism numbers to recap the latest summer of tourism, with a eye to what next summer might hold.
Earlier in June, we launched our new report Regional Wellbeing which finds that wellbeing in provincial New Zealand is being neglected, and lags behind urban parts of the country. The report has generated a lot of national and regional interest, so we’ve republished our release for anyone that’s interested in better understanding wellbeing in their local area.
Finally, Andrew Beattie looks at the future of work and automation and what that means for different jobs in our regular 'Chart of the Month' feature.
To all our readers -
Kia pai tou tatou Matariki! Happy Matariki everyone!
