US tariffs and shipping delays push NZ apple exports to Asia
A Hawke's Bay apple grower says it's no longer profitable for him to export apples to the US because of the 15% tariff imposed on them by Donald Trump.
New spending will drop from $2.4b to $1.3b though, with Willis wary of the interest bill spiraling out of control.
She criticised "extravagant" wage demands such as the 12% claim by striking senior doctors.
Some commentators opined that savings are likely to come from stalled programmes and unfilled vacancies - not mass redundancies.
Your old mate reckons the public service needs to wake up and realise the country's coffers have been left in a right state and some spending demands are necessarily off the table for the foreseeable.
