Burning down the house

The suite of policies unveiled by the New Zealand Government last week herald...

29 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

The Employment Confidence Index rose 1.9 points to 99.5 in March, building on...

26 Mar 2021 Confidence surveys

The implications of removing interest deductibility for investor property

The Government has announced that it will remove the ability for property investors...

23 Mar 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence edged back in the March quarter and remains at below...

22 Mar 2021 Confidence surveys

Two steps forward, one step back

The lopsided nature of New Zealand’s economic recovery was on full display in...

22 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP review, Q4 2020

GDP fell by 1% in the December quarter, giving back some of the previous bounce...

18 Mar 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices moderated overnight, after the whopping gains a fortnight ago...

17 Mar 2021 Agri

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