China’s economy is facing unprecedented challenges with the lowest reported GDP in 27 years. And it’s having global repercussions. Is this the result of US President Donald Trump’s US-China Trade War? And is this the start of a global recession? Economist and China expert Christopher Balding joins us.
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I would argue that the very reason the Nats are doing poorly is precisely because they have not followed through on their mandate for change. We need them to take action now, before it is too late.
Right now, the system is telling us that theory is worth a gift – while practical skills are worth a tax invoice.
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Kapa-Kingi said since returning to parliament, all the she had received from party co-leader Rāwiri Waititi was a text message asking if she would be available for a short, 10-minute kōrero, and had not spoken to the party’s president John Tamihere since November 2025.
The word for today is… concomitant (adjective, noun) - adjective : accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way noun : something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else : accompaniment Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Concomitant was introduced into English at a time when many people were criticizing the use of Latinate
