Slower, dearer, harder: Is New Zealand broken?

An article from Stuff.

It’s been a standout day in Godzone, so far, touch tōtara.

There was no need to buy petrolcheese or a house, the power stayed on, the mortgage payments stayed set at painful, rather than excruciating.

When I went outside to see if the goods ordered months ago had finally arrived, there they were.

And whew, the garage wasn’t ramraided, the Gib board remained stacked inside. No-one approached with a sharp weapon, or menaced family and friends.

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