We need a ruthless obsession with lifting productivity123rf A more productive economy is essential as global and New Zealand growth plateaus. OPINION: The good news is that the economic expansion is eight years old, unemployment is falling and the Government coffers are allowing some redistribution of the economic spoils. Productivity growth is lacklustre. Wage pressures are building as skill shortages mount. For the economic expansion to endure under the new policy prescription, New Zealand needs a ruthless obsession with lifting productivity.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2018 15:56 UTC