Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges is confident Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will make positive changes to our business sector.

The two of them met in Auckland after Bridges organised a roundtable meeting with business leaders across the region.

NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann is less confident about what Chris Hipkins can do for the economy.

Liam Dann says Chris Hipkins could make changes to immigration standards, but the tide is turning for unemployment figures.

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