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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Catherine Beard: BusinessNZ Advocacy Director on the report calling for a long-term plan to strengthen the country by 2050
Description: Bold, bipartisan centred planning is key to ensuring New Zealand doesn't succumb to the effects of a dwindling population and economic growth. A new BusinessNZ report's calling for a cross-party vision and long-term goals to strengthen the country by 2050. It notes a labour shortage of at least a quarter of a million is expected before then, and there's also a one in four chance the population doesn't grow. Advocacy Director Catherine Beard says businesses are sick of political u-turns and flip-flops. She told Mike Hosking we’re currently stumbling towards the future...