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Paul Spoonley

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156 total appearances

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The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

No, no.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

And I wouldn't want to catastrophize at all, but it's coming up.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

It's part of what we're going to look like in the future.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

So why don't we talk about it and make the appropriate policy decisions?

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

No, no.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

I can't find anywhere in the world that has reversed fertility decline.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

And the options are amazing.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

And I think I've mentioned to you before, Mike, in Hungary, you get 25% reduction on your personal income tax liability with each child.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

For children, no income tax.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

Doesn't make any difference.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

It does get worse potentially.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

I think we should have a discussion about immigration.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

We should talk about who we want and we need to talk about the numbers because increasingly immigration is the only or the major factor in population growth and as you've mentioned in terms of labour supply in this country.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

So let's have an adult conversation about this.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

Let's not descend to

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

you know, pointing fingers or making jokes or, you know, this is a serious issue.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

So I think we should all be involved and interested in this debate and let's try and keep it up.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

That's right.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

No, it's a pretty impressive number.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Paul Spoonley: Emeritus Professor and Koi TÅ« Centre Senior Fellow on the report predicting a shift in New Zealand's population demographics

I do think AI and technology will reduce that number.