Does Aotearoa need a population of 10 million?

Update: 2025-11-19

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A new Business NZ report estimates by 2045 Aotearoa will be 250,000 workers short. Without policy reform the rising cost of pensions and healthcare will consume all income tax. It concludes on our current trajectory we're under delivering on future prosperity. Business New Zealand director of advocacy Catherine Beard spoke to Lisa Owen.

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