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Business Matters: New Zealand's economy at the centre of election campaigns

New Zealand's economy at the centre of election campaigns

13/10/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, New Zealand's economy at the centre of election campaigns

New Zealanders will be heading to polling stations on Saturday

New Zealanders will be heading to the polling station to cast their vote in general election, just 9 months after Jacinda Arden unexpectedly resigned as Prime Minister.

New Zealanders will be casting their vote on Saturday in the country's general election,  9 months after Jacinda Arden unexpectedly resigned as Prime Minister. They'll be deciding whether to give Labour a third term in office, or flip to a National-led government. We’ll hear from the current finance minister and the deputy leader of the opposition. 

Ford Motor shares fell after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union expanded its strike at the company's biggest and most profitable factory in Kentucky. The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract negotiations. 

Vivienne Nunis discusses this and more of the business news from around with Colin Peacock, the host of MediaWatch at Radio New Zealand and Betsey Stevenson, Professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan. 

(Photo: A voting sign on display outside a polling booth during election day on October 17, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

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