14 Oct 2020

Christchurch's mayor invites Auckland businesses to relocate

From Lately, 10:19 pm on 14 October 2020

The economic fallout of the recent lockdown on Auckland has seen more than 4000 people lose their jobs. Auckland Council's chief economist, David Norman, says job losses averaged 200 a day and the second lockdown cost the city $40 million a day.

Karyn speaks with the mayor of Christchurch, Lianne Dalziel, about Auckland businesses benefiting from a move to Christchurch.

Signs paperwork - the day Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson and Megan Woods also visited site

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon