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ViewpointJanuary 4 2021

How New Zealand is building back better

New Zealand’s deputy prime minister and finance minister outlines how the country approached the pandemic, and the impact it will have on the economy.

by Grant Robertson

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To say that 2020 was an unprecedented year is, as we all know, a serious understatement.

This time last year a novel virus was starting to make its impact felt. Now as we head into 2021 as a global community, we are faced with an unparalleled international crisis as Covid-19 continues to spread and kill.

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