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NZ Agri Bites
The impact of war in Iran is likely to be broadly supportive of prices. The key issue...
Inflation up, growth down, OCR on hold?
As the war has drawn on and evidence of disruption to the NZ economy has…
Forecast update, March 2026
We are updating our forecasts to reflect the growing impacts of the Iran war on the…
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
The Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index rose by 1.8 points…
Focus turns to the RBNZ after data dump
The past week has seen a heavy data flow in New Zealand. In normal times…
NZ GDP chartpack, Q4 2025
GDP rose by 0.2% in the December quarter, less than our forecast of a 0.4% rise and at the…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has taken a knock, albeit only a small one at this stage…
RBNZ to stand pat as inflation pushes higher
The reverberations of the war in the Middle East are being felt around the globe…
NZ GDP preview, Q4 2025
We expect a 0.4% rise in GDP for the December quarter, a small downgrade from our previous…
Inflation forecast update, March 2026
We have revised up our forecasts for New Zealand inflation over 2026 due to the…
Healthcare in New Zealand: The changing role of the private sector
New Zealand’s healthcare system is mostly publicly funded through general taxation…
Middle East conflict presents two-sided risks for RBNZ
New hostilities in the Middle East, which have led to a sharp increase in the prices…