Election Uncertainty Threatens NZ Economic Recovery

New Zealand's economic recovery is facing another challenge - election uncertainty.

The country is already struggling to overcome global pressures such as high fuel prices, and now it has to get past its triennial political showdown, which brings uncertainty about policies like tax, competition, and retirement savings.

This week on the Economy of Everything podcast, Liam Dann and Tamsyn Parker examined what the figures reveal about household finances and how election uncertainty could slow the economic recovery.