Economic week October 13
(WorldNews Asia)

October 13, 2017 by Nick Clark On everyone`s mind the big question is who will form the next government but an equally important question is what will its policy programme be. At the time of writing, we don`t know which coalition of parties will form the next government, but we do know the challenges that New Zealand faces - and what any incoming government will need to address. The incoming government must address the housing shortage by solving the underlying infrastructure financing problem which is holding back critical infrastructure expansions needed to get houses built. Major upgrades to existing infrastructure are also needed to deal with heavier demand and to improve urban...