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7 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Parliament Buildings, from left, Bowen House, the Beehive, and Parliament House, Wellington. Photo / File
NZ Herald
Low GDP begins with inefficiency
When reviewing the economy, commentators, business leaders and economists often target the country's low productivity as the fundamental factor restraining the growth of GDP. It is not. The root cause of low growth in this country is that we are cursed with day-to-day inefficiency and lack of responsibility. Our local councils barely function at all in delivering their basic tasks. Road building, construction, public works, and other undertakings are rarely completed on time or within budget.
Officers from the Hyndburn Neighbourhood Policing Team attended the property on Ormerod Street on Monday. A Lancashire Police spokesman said the plants were found after tip-offs from the public to the 'Lancashire Talking' platform. A spokesman said: "Officers conducted the disruption visit last night and found approximately 500 plants and a sophisticated cultivation set-up spread across all rooms within the address. "The electricity had also been by-passed. An Albanian gentleman was arrested attempting to flee the property and is being interviewed by officers this afternoon. PS Ian Corbett of the Hyndburn Neighbourhood Policing team said: “This is another fantastic effort by PC Dave Dutton and team who’s tenacity and commitment is clear having disrupted numerous similar set-ups in recent months.