Is New Zealand a country in decline or a quiet success story? A new report from The New Zealand Initiative argues it is neither. Read more
Fourteen New Zealand restaurants picked up a Michelin star last week, the first time Michelin had rated New Zealand at all. One reached two stars. Read more
Every July, members of the New Zealand Association of Economists – academics, practitioners, and officials – meet to tell each other what they’ve been working on. Work presented tends to be work-in-progress. Read more
Ten years ago, the NZ Initiative brought a Canadian diplomat to Wellington to explain how Canada let ordinary citizens sponsor refugees. Dean Barry told us that when Canadian communities pledged to support one more refugee, Canada admitted one more. Read more
| GDP Quarterly Change: | -0.03% |
|---|---|
| GDP Annual Change: | 1.63% |
| Inflation: | 3.12% |
| Optimal OCR: | 2.06% |
| Optimal OCR Gap: | -0.19% |
| Forecasted OCR Change: | 0.25% |
