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The week that was for the week's end to April 1
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The week that was for the week's end to April 1

Ask Me Anything about the week's events; including: a collapse in consumer confidence; Auckland's new (no) parking strategy; the inadequate April 1 benefit increases; China's Solomons deal
Bernard Hickey
Mar 31, 2022
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TLDR: It’s that time of the week again where I’m on site to shoot the breeze with paid subscribers about the week that was for an hour from midday. I do this every Friday and it’s one of our most popular features.

This week the five things of note I’ve been focused on include:

  • shockingly weak consumer confidence figures released today, showing the worst e…

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