Tag: productivity and prosperity
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Fresh Grass or Fresh Ideas…Which One Will Secure New Zealand’s Future?
Fresh Grass or Fresh Ideas…Which One Will Secure New Zealand’s Future? New Zealand’s lush green countryside and its free-range farming system has generated and created the nation’s wealth and whilst that system is now stretched to capacity, it has positioned the farming sector well for the disruptive rigors of the 21st Century…and it’s mostly a… Read more
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What does Productivity and Prosperity look like in New Zealand?
What does Productivity and Prosperity look like in New Zealand? Quick Answer: Not like this. Shaun Hendy and Sir Paul Callaghan’s (2013) famous book Get off the Grass powerfully opened with, “New Zealanders work harder and earn less than most other people in the developed world.” That was a tough pill to swallow then and… Read more