Economic Overview: Aging gracefully

At seven years old, New Zealand’s economic expansion is now entering its “mature”...

29 May 2018 Economic Overview

New Zealand’s economy aging gracefully

New Zealand’s economic expansion has entered a more ‘mature’ phase. While GDP...

28 May 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ retail spending weaker than expected in March quarter

Retail sales were weaker than expected in the early part of 2018, with spending...

21 May 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

The “patient” Budget

Last week all eyes were on the Labour-led coalition Government’s maiden Budget...

21 May 2018 Weekly Commentary

Budget 2018 First Impressions

There were no major surprises in today’s unveiling of the 2018 Budget. That was...

17 May 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

New Zealand Government Budget 2018

There were no surprises in today’s Budget. The tax take delivered a small windfall...

17 May 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

As the 2017/18 dairy season draws to a close, we take a look back at the year that was...

16 May 2018 Agri

NZ Budget Preview - A Balancing Act

The new Government delivers its first Budget next week. The tax take is running...

14 May 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

In with the new

The Reserve Bank served up a refreshing Monetary Policy Statement (MPS)...

14 May 2018 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

The housing market is cooling again, based on the most recent data from REINZ and...

11 May 2018 Housing

Spending up is hard to do

The new Government’s first Budget will be subject to a set of self-imposed fiscal...

11 May 2018 Research papers

Industry Insights: Forestry and wood processing

This report focuses on New Zealand’s forestry sector which is concerned with the...

11 May 2018 Research papers, Industry