I read in the Press yesterday that another large shopping complex is planned for Christchurch, with Applefields seeking permission for a development on Yaldhurst Road west of the city.
Christchurch already has an implausibly large number of shopping malls and retail mega stores, so it's a mystery as to why property developers are so keen on building even more of them.
Either they're still suffering from 1990s-style "new paradigm" delusions or they have some sympathetic friends in the immigration department.
I recall hearing not long ago that more New Zealanders are employed in retail work than in any other field.
No wonder we have low wages and poor productivity levels when such a large chunk of the population is trying to sell us stuff we haven't got the money to buy.
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