Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 3:32 pm, September 19th, 2025 - 26 commentsCategories: economy, national, national/act government, nicola willis, same old national - Tags:Remember back to the beginning of the year when Christopher Luxon said that 2025 would bring a relentless focus on unleashing growth? “We need to act now to strengthen growth and productivity – both in the very near term and over the years to come. GDP growth dropped by 0.9% for the latest quarter and is so far -1.1% for the year. She complained about the tariff announcement and noted it happened on the second day of the latest quarter. National need to wear this.