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Airport Oaks 09 255 5500 Manukau 09 263 5555 Henderson 09 836 5555 Website www.globalfinance.co.nz 4 I June 11 - June 17, 2020 NZ POLITICS $100m Tourism Accelerator and the need of a trans-Tasman Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi bubble now: Todd Muller National List MP based in Manukau East Tourism Accelerator will 1/131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland provide 09 278 9302 direct cash [email protected] support to bakshiks businesses bakshi.co.nz and tourist operators that are For JP services please contact currently Rahul Chopra on 09 278 9302 tossing up whether to ational Party leader Todd Muller last re-open or Nweek announced this, “National will shut up shop for good,” he added. launch a $100 million grant programme Meanwhile, the Leader of the called Tourism Accelerator to help fund Opposition has also called on the projects that will get New Zealand’s Government “to put forward a timeline for tourism sector back on its feet. Our the opening of the trans-Tasman bubble tourism sector has been hit hard by immediately to allow businesses to plan for Covid-19. Once the border re-opens we the future”. need to be ready to invite visitors back. “While there may have been discussions Tourism operators need confidence to on both sides of the Tasman, there is no keep their doors open and keep people in visibility on the Government’s timelines or proposed working arrangement which Funded by the Parliamentary j o b s .” Service. Authorised by might see reciprocal travel between our Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi MP, That’s why, Muller noted, the proposal 1/131 Kolmar Road, two countries start any time soon. This Papatoetoe. would see $100 million invested over a four-year period. “Project funding would is bad news for New Zealand’s tourism be split 70/30 between Government money operators and our hospitality sector,” he and private sector investment. National’s said. - TIN Bureau Armed Response Teams Steady improvement in New will not continue, says Zealand business outlook with the Police Commissioner levels remaining low, says ANZ his week, ANZ released it’s preliminary This is an improvement of 5 points, but Tdata for June on ANZ New Zealand it largely reflects that many firms have Business Outlook, which noted, “ already acted. In line with news stories of Reflecting New Zealand’s continued steady redundancies, an increasing proportion of progress out of lockdown, the preliminary firms report having fewer staff than in the ANZ Business Outlook data for June saw same month a year ago. Nearly half (49%) further increases across all forward- report having fewer staff, but 9% report looking activity indicators. Levels remain having more, which (after rounding) gives very low, however.” a net result of -39% (down 3). Deflationary “Both business confidence and own pressures remain evident. Expected activity saw large lifts, of 9 and 10 points costs are increasing only slowly, pricing respectively. A net 22% of firms expect intentions are only just back in the black, to reduce investment (up 10); a net 51% and one-year-ahead inflation expectations expect lower profits (up 5), and a net 18% are at just 1.35%, barely off their record expect lower capacity utilisation (up 8).” lows,” noted bank’s chief economist Sharon “A net 37% of firms expect to cut jobs. Zollner. - TIN Bureau olice Commissioner Andrew Coster teams do not align with the style of Phas announced this week that Armed policing that New Zealanders expect. We Response Teams (ARTs) will not be part have listened carefully to that feedback of the New Zealand policing model in the and I have made the decision these future. The decision not to roll-out ARTs teams will not be a part of our policing following the six-month trial (which model in the future. As part of this, I finished in April) has been made based want to reiterate that I am committed on preliminary findings from the trial to New Zealand Police remaining a evaluation, feedback received from the generally unarmed Police service,” noted public, and consultation with community Commissioner Coster while announcing forum groups. the decision. - TIN Bureau “It is clear to me that these response NZ POLITICS June 11 - June 17, 2020 I 5 Getting our Economy moving again post COVID-19 get our economy themselves to get the skills they need for defeat this deadly virus. Now let’s stick moving again while the jobs we need to rebuild by offering free together to support the people who are maintaining our strong training and apprenticeships. The wage suffering most from its economic impact. health response to the subsidy scheme is also extended to make You can help by continuing with good deadly virus. While interest-free loans available for small hygiene measures and by shopping in your moving to Level 1 is a businesses who may be struggling. community to support local businesses. very positive step we Budget 2020 projections tell us that Under the leadership of Prime Minister must continue to work unemployment could be back down to Jacinda Ardern we have taken decisive together to keep Covid normal levels in just two years and our action to beat Covid 19 and we now have out.