Red herring: Preview of the RBNZ’s OCR Review

We expect the RBNZ to repeat its main message that the OCR is expected to...

22 Jun 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Q1 GDP review – Slow news day

New Zealand’s GDP rose by 0.5% in the March quarter, in line with market...

21 Jun 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

This month, Home Truths takes a closer look at how various possible tax changes would...

21 Jun 2018 Housing

NZ current account, Q1 2018 – Better next time

The current account deficit widened to 2.8% of GDP in March. Exports fell sharply...

20 Jun 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

While New Zealand’s deer industry is considerably smaller than the traditional...

20 Jun 2018 Agri

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence fell in June, taking it slightly below its long-run average...

20 Jun 2018 Confidence surveys

Tax and house prices

The Tax Working Group is investigating changes to the tax system...

19 Jun 2018 Research papers

Slowing momentum

Recent data has reinforced our view that the drivers of New Zealand’s economic...

18 Jun 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ Q1 GDP and BoP preview – Loss of momentum

New Zealand’s economic growth appears to have slowed further in the first quarter...

15 Jun 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

From ‘rock star’ to ‘support act’

In previous years, New Zealand was an outperformer on the global stage...

11 Jun 2018 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Recently, Westpac Economics took an in-depth look at New Zealand’s forestry and...

06 Jun 2018 Agri

Wait for it

The Reserve Bank has held fire for now on any changes to its restrictions on bank...

05 Jun 2018 Weekly Commentary