The Kaka’s diary for the week to May 12 and beyond
OECD survey of NZ survey today; PM’s weekly news conference today; Select committees meet on Wednesday and Thursday; Pre-Budget speech from Willis on Thursday; RBNZ MPS on May 1; Budget on May 30
TL;DR: The six key events to watch in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the week to May 12 include:
PM Christopher Luxon is scheduled to hold a post-Cabinet news conference at 4 pm today.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will give a pre-budget speech on Thursday.
Parliament sits from Question Time at 2pm on Tuesday, with select committees meeting in public on Wednesday and Thursday (details below the paywall fold)
The OECD will release its annual survey of New Zealand today.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to hold its policy rate on Tuesday.
The Retirement Commission holds its annual conference for Financial Capability partners on Wednesday and Thursday, with Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly due to speak on Wednesday morning.
(Paying subscribers can find a much more detailed diary of upcoming ministerial, statistics, Parliamentary and other events below the paywall fold)
The Kaka’s diary for the week to May 12, and the rest of 2024
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