September quarter 2015 building work put in place

Total building work put in place rose 0.5% in the September quarter, continuing the...

03 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy market developments often dominate headlines about the agricultural sector...

02 Dec 2015 Agri

Low for a long time

This week we take a look at what’s been happening to inflation and why we think...

30 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary

Fine for now

Data continues to point to the NZ economy ticking along at a respectable pace...

23 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices continued to fall in the most recent GlobalDairyTrade auction...

18 Nov 2015 Agri

Ship shape: What bigger container vessels mean for New Zealand

We recently pointed out that international container ships visiting New Zealand...

17 Nov 2015 Research papers

NZ retail sales, September quarter 2015

Retail spending growth rebounded in the September quarter, boosted by spending...

16 Nov 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

The hangover

The Auckland housing market is now suffering a hangover from its recent...

16 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ Financial Stability Report

This morning the RBNZ released its latest Financial Stability Report. The RBNZ...

11 Nov 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

The Real Estate Institute’s housing market data for October was some of the weakest...

11 Nov 2015 Housing

Regional Roundup

This is the first in our new series of quarterly economic roundups focusing on key...

10 Nov 2015 Regional Roundup

Pointing down

It’s been just over a week since the RBNZ’s October interest rate decision. At that time...

09 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary