Early voting will have been going for 10 days before Statistics New Zealand’s balance of payment figures are released on Wednesday. On Thursday, New Zealand’s economic growth figures are released, along with the country’s increasingly controversial migration and international visitor numbers. Labour has criticised the Government for not sharing economic growth around equally, saying health issues and homelessness had been caused by neglect. ANZ senior economist Phil Borkin is forecasting a narrowing of New Zealand’s balance of payments deficit. Mr Borkin said the primary and services sectors — especially retail — should make positive contributions to economic growth.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 17, 2017 17:03 UTC