The shape of things to come

After nearly a month of negotiations, New Zealand finally knows the form of the...

24 Oct 2017 Weekly Commentary

First impressions of a new Government

Labour and New Zealand First have formed a minority coalition government...

20 Oct 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

There have been a few developments in the dairy market since our last significant...

18 Oct 2017 Agri

NZ CPI review Q3 2017 – On the house

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.5% in the September 2017 quarter...

17 Oct 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Signs of life

There is growing evidence that the slowdown in the housing market over the last year...

16 Oct 2017 Weekly Commentary

Land transport: Driving success

The World Economic Forum’s most recent Global Competitiveness Index shows...

13 Oct 2017 Research papers

NZ CPI preview, September quarter 2017 – Signs of life

We expect a 0.5% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the September quarter...

12 Oct 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

More of the same

The latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion indicates that election...

09 Oct 2017 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Forestry has been one of the few outperforming industries in New Zealand’s...

04 Oct 2017 Agri

NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, September quarter 2017

General business sentiment fell in September, but this may have reflected...

03 Oct 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Local Knowledge

The number of positive indicators of growth has waned noticeably in the last few...

03 Oct 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Behind closed doors

Post-election negotiations between the major political parties mean that...

02 Oct 2017 Weekly Commentary