Economy quiet as housing market roars

After rebounding sharply post the Covid lockdown, the tourist-less summer has...

15 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP and BoP preview, Q4 2020

We expect a 0.3% drop in GDP for the December quarter, after a 14% lift in...

11 Mar 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Building houses and milking cows

While the tourism and hospitality sectors continue to struggle with the closure of...

08 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

We lift our 2020/21 farmgate milk price forecast by 40 cents to $7.90/kg...

03 Mar 2021 Agri

Home Truths

House prices are now rising more rapidly than in 2003, and the boom has a way to...

03 Mar 2021 Housing

It’s not over till it’s over

The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) hogged local economic headlines last week. First up...

01 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

It’s on the house – Changes to the RBNZ's remits

The Finance Minister has made changes to the role that the housing market will play...

25 Feb 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Resolute – Review of the RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, Feb 2021

As expected, the RBNZ left all monetary policy settings unchanged today...

24 Feb 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Two wrongs make a right

New Zealand has managed to escape with just a brief period of lockdown to deal...

22 Feb 2021 Weekly Commentary

Monthly Meat Matters

Rebounding global demand is primed to send global meat prices higher over 2021...

19 Feb 2021 Agri

RBNZ MPS preview, Feb 2021

We expect the RBNZ will leave its monetary policy settings unchanged at next week's...

17 Feb 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy prices continue to bounce higher, rising for the seventh consecutive auction...

17 Feb 2021 Agri