Overcoming preconceptions: How big data can gain a social licence in New Zealand - NZIER Insight 105
January 25, 2023
NZIER Insight 105 is a companion to NZIER Insight 103, in which we examined how the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), administered by Stats NZ, is used in New Zealand for research and how this is helping us to make better policy decisions. In Insight 105, we examine how the IDI ca … Read more
Assessing housing shortages in New Zealand
January 24, 2023
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, strong migration-led population growth boosted demand in New Zealand, including for housing. With housing construction slow to respond, the limited supply of new housing moving onto the market exacerbated the housing shortage. Read more
Ki te kotahi te kakaho ka whati, Ki te kapuia e kore e whati: The case for more devolved social services in Te Tairāwhiti
January 18, 2023
We have known for decades that many people in Aotearoa New Zealand experience persistent disadvantage. Addressing disadvantage should be a priority for the government: to improve the lives of the people affected, meet its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and lay the foundations … Read more
QSBO shows business sentiment and activity taking a turn for the worse - Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, January 2023
January 17, 2023
The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) shows a deterioration in business sentiment and activity. The survey was open from 28 November 2022 to 9 January 2023 and captured the effects of the more hawkish than expected November Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on 23 … Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a weaker economic outlook for years beyond 2024 - December 2022
December 12, 2022
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a stronger starting point for the New Zealand economy over the coming year but a downward revision for 2025 and 2026. Although the economy appears resilient despite the sharp rise in interest rates over the past year, expectations that interes … Read more
Community pharmaceuticals : Expenditure trends
November 30, 2022
NZIER report to Medicines New Zealand. Read more
Inflation and rising interest rates remain key headwinds for the economy - Quarterly Predictions, December 2022
November 29, 2022
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, 29 November 2022 Read more
Shadow Board recommends another large OCR hike in November to reduce domestic inflation pressures
November 21, 2022
Celebrate resilience: supply chains have passed the test - NZIER Insight 104
November 17, 2022
Under extreme pressure, our supply chains have been winners. But what do we need to do to ensure future resilience? Read more