Flying kiwi

The rampant New Zealand housing market received much air time last week and...

11 Jul 2016 Weekly Commentary

NZ Local Knowledge

Activity indicators were mixed in May, with only slightly more rises than falls...

07 Jul 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Well, they did it. They finally really did it. On 24 June Britain voted to leave the...

06 Jul 2016 Agri

London calling

The past week has been dominated by heightened uncertainty following the...

04 Jul 2016 Weekly Commentary

Breaking up is hard to do: The aftermath of the Brexit vote

It will take around two years for the UK to negotiate the terms of its exit from the EU...

28 Jun 2016 Research papers

Comings and goings

Friday’s Brexit vote came from left field for markets. While the risk that Britain...

27 Jun 2016 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

Employment confidence fell in the June quarter, reversing gains made earlier...

27 Jun 2016 Confidence surveys

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Regional economic confidence – whether residents believe their local economy will...

23 Jun 2016 Confidence surveys

Weight of numbers

Over the last couple of years, New Zealand has been buffeted by the loss of two major...

20 Jun 2016 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence has fallen for a second quarter. Confidence is now well...

20 Jun 2016 Confidence surveys

Home Truths

The REINZ House Price Index has now risen 6.9% over the past three months...

17 Jun 2016 Housing

NZ GDP review, Q1 2016

GDP rose by 0.7% in the March quarter, slightly ahead of market expectations...

16 Jun 2016 Economic data and RBNZ