The New Zealand government approach to regional development and the economy more broadly has oscillated from the 1970s economic growth and investment focus to 1980s neoliberal neglect, followed by the more recent rediscovery of the regions' importance in national economies, all with tenuous outcomes. This paper explores the changing scope of regional development initiatives by successive New Zealand governments over the last 60 years to show a pattern of opportunism and neglect that suggests regional development is more aligned to electoral priorities than regional success.

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受益于区域问题：区域发展60年的政治

从1970年代的经济增长和投资重点到1980年代的新自由主义忽视，新西兰政府对区域发展和经济的态度已经发生了广泛的振荡，随后又重新发现了该区域在国民经济中的重要性，所有这些都产生了微弱的结果。本文探讨了过去60年来新西兰历届政府不断变化的区域发展倡议范围，以显示机会主义和忽视的模式，这表明区域发展与选举优先事项更为一致，而不是区域成功。