The Kaka’s diary for the week to April 29 and beyond

PM to hold weekly news conference today; Willis speech tomorrow; Peters at Gallipoli for ANZAC Day; ANZ Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey due Friday; RBNZ FSR 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 April 29 include:

1. PM Christopher Luxon is scheduled to hold a post-Cabinet news conference at 4 pm today.

2. Stats NZ releases its statutory report on Census 2023 tomorrow.

3. Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers a pre-Budget speech at an international tourism conference in Wellington tomorrow morning.

4. ANZAC day is on Thursday. Deputy PM Winston Peters will be at Gallipoli.

5. RBNZ releases its mortgage data for March on Friday.

6. ANZ Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey for April being released on Friday.

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The Kaka’s diary for the week to April 29, and the rest of 2024