Fortnightly Agri Update

Climbing temperatures, the smell of pine needles and busy beaches are all signs...

18 Dec 2013 Agri

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Economic optimism in Canterbury has risen to its highest level in a decade...

18 Dec 2013 Confidence surveys

Half-Year Fiscal and Economic Update 2013

Today’s Half Year Fiscal and Economic Update contained relatively few surprises...

17 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

A look back

In 2013 New Zealand has cheered on the unbeaten All Blacks, once again...

16 Dec 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumers have become much more optimistic about the economy, and more...

16 Dec 2013 Confidence surveys

Home Truths

Three months ago, the September edition of Home Truths predicted that the housing...

13 Dec 2013 Housing

RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, Dec 2013

The Reserve Bank maintained its message that the OCR will need to go up next year...

12 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ GDP and current account preview, Q3 2013

We estimate that GDP rose 1.4% in the September quarter, following a 0.2% rise...

11 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

A question of timing

The Reserve Bank is going into this week’s interest rate decision armed with plenty...

09 Dec 2013 Weekly Commentary

New Zealand MPS Preview, December 2013

We expect the December MPS will repeat the RBNZ’s previous message that...

05 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ building activity survey, Q3 2013

Building work put in place rose 1.4% in the September quarter, with a strong jump...

04 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

International dairy prices remain very high. After trending lower over the previous...

04 Dec 2013 Agri