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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/[deleted] on 2024-09-24 08:25:05+00:00.

A result of Covid and the almost overnight shift from working full time in office to full time at home meant that corporate employees decided to take the opportunity to move to the regions.

This was a win for almost everyone and absolutely a win for the regions. Money is ultimately diverted away from the major cities and pumped into local economies bringing a hint of equality to this country.

Instead here we are on the back of the PMs announcement which leads the way for the corporate world to mandate the same.

These populations will need to return to only the biggest of cities (AKL, WLG, CHC) and we will once again extract that value from the regions and place even more pressure on these centralised economies and their respective housing stock and infrastructure.

But at least the CBD cafe owners and commercial landlords are going to be looked after… too bad that once again this government shows us how incredibly shortsighted they are and where their priorities lie. Regions be damned.