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Ryan Bridge: The Government should go all in on Auckland
There’s a very good reason National’s talking about a revamping the major events fund - or as the PM said on Monday, stuffing the pipeline with more events.
It’s the same reason you’re seeing them announce just half an hour ago they’re creating a new business investor visa - foreigners will get a fast-track to residency for chucking $2m into a Kiwi business.
It’s the same reason they’ll announce in a few weeks that some wealthy investors will be able to buy expensive houses here.
From November, they're trialling visa-free holidays for the Chinese coming here via Australia. Expect to see more…
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