To Level 3 and beyond

While Auckland breathed a sigh of relief in regaining some freedoms with the move…

27 Sep 2021 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

The Employment Confidence Index rose 1.8 points to 105.7 in September…

24 Sep 2021 Confidence surveys

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy prices posted moderate gains overnight. The result cements global dairy…

22 Sep 2021 Agri

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Confidence among New Zealand households has dropped back in the wake…

21 Sep 2021 Confidence surveys

V shaped recovery, another one

Last week’s releases highlighted the underlying strength of the New Zealand…

20 Sep 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP review, Q2 2021 and OCR forecast update

GDP rose by 2.8% in the June quarter, following a 1.4% rise in March...

16 Sep 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

The last two months have seen the New Zealand housing market continue to run…

15 Sep 2021 Housing

The numbers add up

With a few weeks of this Covid-19 lockdown under our belts, and with some…

13 Sep 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP and current account preview, Q2 2021

We expect a 1.7% rise in GDP for the June quarter, after a 1.6% rise in March...

10 Sep 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy prices posted solid gains overnight. On the back of this result, global dairy...

08 Sep 2021 Agri

Delta won’t deter RBNZ

New Zealand is making progress on getting the Delta variant outbreak under control…

06 Sep 2021 Weekly Commentary

I get knocked down, but I get up again

New Zealand is now into its second week of lockdown. And although no-one knows...

30 Aug 2021 Weekly Commentary