Lockdown divides Shadow Board’s views on tightening
October 4, 2021
The Shadow Board has become divided over its views on what should happen with monetary policy at the October Monetary Policy Review. This is due to the ongoing lockdown in Auckland to contain the COVID-19 community outbreak and heightened uncertainty over the economic outlook. Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show mixed outlook as uncertainty over the impact of latest COVID-19 community outbreak looms
September 13, 2021
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a downward revision to the near-term outlook for the New Zealand economy but an upward revision for the subsequent year. The latest community outbreak of COVID-19 is likely to have driven these revisions, as the recent lockdown reduces economi … Read more
Eye in the sky: Value of SeaGuardian for fisheries management
September 1, 2021
A report for Hawke Eye Ltd. Read more
NZIER’s Shadow Board calls for tightening at the upcoming meeting
August 16, 2021
The Shadow Board overwhelmingly calls for a tightening in monetary policy at the August Monetary Policy Statement, with many noting an OCR increase would be appropriate. That said, there remained a wide range of views amongst the Shadow Board. Recent developments point to a rise in in … Read more
Manaakitanga in the age of COVID
August 5, 2021
Thousands of short-term migrants are trapped in New Zealand due to COVID-19. A series of ad hoc extensions to their visas have allowed them to stay. The Government should apply principles of manaakitanga – hospitality, kindness, generosity, support – and issue these people with a one- … Read more
NZIER’s Shadow Board calls for tightening within the coming year
July 12, 2021
There are growing calls amongst Shadow Board members for the Reserve Bank to tighten monetary policy given the pick-up in inflation pressures in the New Zealand economy. Many on the Shadow Board now see a tightening in monetary policy at the upcoming July meeting as appropriate. Beyon … Read more
Hidden in plain sight: Optimising the allied health professions for better, more sustainable integrated care
June 24, 2021
Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand (AHANZ) commissioned NZIER to examine the evidence and identify the critical changes that are key to designing a system with fully integrated allied health services aligned with the objectives of the health and disability system reforms. Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show weaker starting point for growth is not expected to persist
June 14, 2021
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts (CF) show that beyond the weaker starting point for GDP growth, the near-term growth outlook has been revised up. On average, annual average growth in GDP is expected to reach 5 percent in March 2022. Read more
New Zealand's place in the world - NZIER working paper 2021-01
June 10, 2021
New Zealand's place in the world - including flows in trade, people, capital, and ideas - continues to change. This working paper highlights how some of the long-standing memes, which have dominated the local discourse no longer apply in a post-COVID world. In particular New Zealand's … Read more