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Hamish Rutherford reporting in the Sunday Times for Stuff writes that the mood of boardrooms is currently highly pessimistic, which some take as a sign of a slowdown while others claim should be dismissed as a poll by executives of the Labour-led Government.
Depending on who you listen to, New Zealand is either gripped by pessimism normally felt during recessions, or witnessing a cynical political move by business groups, trying to second-guess the new coalition's economic and labour law reforms.
"New Zealanders will suffer as a result of this," National Party leader Simon Bridges warned at the end of July, minutes after a new survey pointed to deepening gloom among executives. . . . .>
Palace of the Alhambra, Spain
By: Charles Nathaniel Worsley (1862-1923)
From the collection of Sir Heaton Rhodes
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Mount Egmont with Lake
By: John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908)
Oil on Sea Shell - 13cm x 14cm
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