
Roger Partridge
Senior Fellow and Chairman at The New Zealand Initiative
Chair of the New Zealand Initiative
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2 days ago |
nzinitiative.org.nz | Roger Partridge
New Zealand’s economy has a chronic capital problem – and it is getting worse. Over the last 50 years, New Zealand has become one of the most undercapitalised economies in the developed world. Our workers are supported by far less infrastructure, plant, technology, and equipment than their counterparts in comparable countries. To read the full article on the NZ Herald website, click here.
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2 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Roger Partridge
Chronic capital underinvestment weakens the foundations of New Zealand’s economy, says Roger Partridge. Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion by Roger PartridgeRoger Partridge is chair and a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. THREE KEY FACTSNew Zealand’s economy is undercapitalised, with workers supported by less infrastructure and technology than other countries. Decades of underinvestment have led to slower wage growth and higher prices, with structural constraints and poor policy contributing.
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1 week ago |
nzinitiative.org.nz | Roger Partridge
Auckland Council has confirmed what many suspected: in most of the city centre, 20 storeys is quite tall enough. We wouldn’t want to frighten ourselves into looking like a real city. Not everywhere, of course. A few favoured blocks in the CBD will be permitted to reach for the sky – provided they don’t offend a protected viewshaft, cast an unauthorised shadow, or challenge our collective sense of scale. But outside that core, the Council has drawn a firm line: 72.5 metres.
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1 week ago |
quadrant.org.au | Anthony Daniels |Roger Partridge |Malcolm Gillies
“And what did you do in the army?” I asked. “I was a torturer,” he replied.
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1 week ago |
quadrant.org.au | Anthony Daniels |Roger Partridge |Malcolm Gillies
“And what did you do in the army?” I asked. “I was a torturer,” he replied.
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