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Anti-immigrant politicians risk choking economic growth – economist

Anti-immigrant political rhetoric is a response to real problems but fails to recognise how integrated the New Zealand economy is with the rest of world.

Rob Hosking
Fri, 14 Jul 2017

Politicians need to rein in their rhetoric on immigration or risk tanking the economy, a leading economist says.

Skills shortages are emerging not just in already highlighted areas such as construction and tourism but more widely in the economy, Infometrics chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan

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Rob Hosking
Fri, 14 Jul 2017
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