Financial markets dismiss day of Labour turmoil as 'snoozefest'CAMERON BURNELL/FAIRFAX NZ. MONIQUE FORD/FAIRFAX MEDIA Jacinda Ardern addresses media shortly after she was elected Labour's new leader. While the change, less than two months from the election represented high drama in Parliament, financial markets were unmoved. Stephen Toplis, head of research at BNZ said National and Labour were of a different hue, both were fundamentally centrist parties. "In New Zealand they're a foot wide."

Source: Stuff August 01, 2017 04:27 UTC