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Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
By most accounts, Jacinda Ardern's island has succeeded in combatting the coronavirus pandemic. As at October 26, worldometer.com data showed that New Zealand ranked among one of the countries in the world with the lowest case of COVID-19 infections ...

KiwiSaver, NZ Super Fund architect remembered

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... politicians. The New Zealand government announced today the passing of Sir Michael Cullen, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying the nation is "so much the richer, in every sense of the word" for his life. In 2001, as Finance Minister, Cullen led ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... coronavirus, conditions could change at a moment's notice - i.e. lockdowns re-imposed. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it best: "People will need to plan for the possibility of travel being disrupted if there is an outbreak... We may ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... they would cut their salaries and they said no." Hewson pointed to the example made by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and lambasted the Morrison government for being unwilling to show solidarity with their own nation. "There is a lot of pain ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... recording 100 days of zero infection - 102 to be exact - came reports of four new infections, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to impose Stage 3 restrictions. Despite Ardern's swift and tough action, four has become 49, and has prompted the ...

Chief economist update: Forecasting is futile

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... becomes futile. This is best exemplified by the piece I published yesterday, praising New Zealand and her prime minister Jacinda Ardern's win versus the virus. You would have had it on your monitors around lunchtime yesterday. It was good... until ...

Chief economist update: Ardern's ardour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... case of coronavirus infection - 'twas way back on May 1 when New Zealand reported the last infection. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's tough measures worked but our Kiwi brethren must also be congratulated for not invoking their "human and civil ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... as at July 5. Australia registered 8449 infected cases, 254 new ones and 104 deaths. Not a good look when compared with Jacinda Ardern's country (New Zealand) which has only 1533 cases, three new ones and 22 deaths. Still, this is way better when ...

New Zealand maintains pension age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is firmly keeping the eligible pension age at 65 years old as other countries make it tougher to qualify for the pension. In an interview with Radio New Zealand, the leader of the Labour Party argued that if ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... attended by major tech companies and governments, the Christchurch Call was launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron. The Christchurch Call outlines voluntary commitments that governments and online service ...
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