Regions lead post-GFC growth?
From Stuff
Auckland may have the population, but Taranaki, Southland and the West Coast were the fastest-growing regions in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, new figures show.
That’s true, but if you look at the pretty interactive graphics, the differences in growth are basically restricted to growth from 2007 to 2008. Changes since then have been small in all regions, and if anything, worse in Taranaki. For example
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