Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Recession & local protests drag National below Labour
Long stories short, the top six things in our political economy around housing, climate and poverty in the week to Sunday, February 16 were:
* Leading and lagging indicators showed the economy is struggling to get out of its three-year-long recession in per-capita terms, with some green shoots in manufacturing and trucking being over-shadowed by another fall in retail spending and confirmation of the loss of over 200 jobs at Kinleith.
* Poll results published over the last week showed support for the Government’s coalition of parties falling behind the Opposition in early February for the…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.