The two-minute Shamubeel: on the Auckland Unitary Plan redux

27 Jul 2016

Society

New Zealand’s classiest economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, unleashes his first impressions on the Independent Hearings Panel review of the big rule-book for Auckland’s future.

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Shamubeel Eaqub is an independent economist and commentator

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