No Minister: A free and frank analysis of the public service
Dr Blaschke, Olsen and Executive Director Dr Oliver Hartwich will discuss the report with Deb Te Kawa at a 2 pm webinar today. Register here. Read more
Dr Blaschke, Olsen and Executive Director Dr Oliver Hartwich will discuss the report with Deb Te Kawa at a 2 pm webinar today. Register here. Read more
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) dates its origins to 1 August 1927, when Communist troops rose against Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists in the city of Nanchang. The uprising failed, but the Communists went on to win the civil war on the mainland, a war that never formally ended. Read more
In September, Finance Minister Nicola Willis released an MBIE-commissioned Sense Partners report claiming that breaking Foodstuffs into two pieces could be wonderful. I had my doubts and published them in a short research note. Read more
On Saturday, 706,680 New Zealanders gave National their party vote. Collectively, all of those votes amounted to nothing. Read more
| GDP Quarterly Change: | 0.56% |
|---|---|
| GDP Annual Change: | 2.15% |
| Inflation: | 3.98% |
| Optimal OCR: | 2.99% |
| Optimal OCR Gap: | 0.24% |
| Forecasted OCR Change: | 0.25% |