It
is always such a long grind between Queen’s Birthday Weekend and Labour
Weekend. We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and had
plenty of time to recharge the batteries.
This month’s newsletter addresses a range of topics across education,
regional data, and the consumption outlook. Shaun Twaddle
wades into whether PTEs should change their name to Independent
Tertiary Institutions, arguing the move could boost international
education earnings.
Also in the area of education and skills, Andrew Whiteford looks at
falling numbers of school leavers and how industries and regions should
devise strategies to fill skills gaps. To finish off the skills theme,
we look at the New Zealand Vocational Education and Research Forum that
Infometrics sponsored.
Switching our focus to the role of transport infrastructure in
connecting local communities, Benje Patterson takes a constructive look
at why regional decision-makers and transport planners need to use
consistent local area economic and social data. The
newsletter is rounded out with a quick update by Matt Nolan on what
retailers should expect in 2016, and an opportunity to book Gareth
Kiernan to present our latest economic forecasts at your offices.
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