The Government is cutting, just as the economic recovery is stalling

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey · Apr 15, 2025 · 9m

Long stories short from our political economy on Tuesday, April 15:

* New Zealand’s economic recovery is stalling, according to business surveys, retail spending and house sales data out yesterday and this morning.

* In the teeth of recessionary headwinds, the Government is about to cut a well-loved education programme introduced by the last National Government.

* Immigration is rising again at its fastest rate in more than two years, adding to a workforce and population dealing with unemployment and homelessness.

* The focus on cheap, temporary migration was evident in a South African family…