Kate Hawkesby: If you believe the polls, a lot of people are happy with the status quo

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 15, 2023 · 2m

With all this pre-Budget talk I’m just not sure how invested we are in it - how much attention we’re paying it.

I mean we should be.

We’ve never been fiscally in such dire straits, we are laden down with debt, inflation is rampant, outlooks and optimism levels do not look flash.

So what the Government and the opposition want to do with our money should be something we’re laser focused on.

Luxon said a couple of things yesterday at the Auckland Business Chamber which resonated with me – one that we tend to confuse activity with achievement in this country.

That if people are busy, we think…