Northland Economy Buoyant as Hundertwasser Takes Off

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Business confidence may be on a slide in national surveys – but in Northland – or at least in Whangarei – the economy’s on a roll. Unemployment’s at its lowest level in a decade, cruise ships want to come to Northport; investors are courting the council for the right to build hotels and a new civic centre. And the catalyst for the flurry of optimism – is the Hundertwasser Art Centre. Lois Williams reports.

Published By: RadioNZ
Author: Lois Williams
Original Article: https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018657127/northland-ecomony-buoyant-as-hundertwasser-takes-off

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