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Showing posts with label New Zealand economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand economy. Show all posts
Friday, March 20, 2026

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is there a bright side to all the bad economic news?

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I’m sorry to say it’s a bit of a bad day - a day of rather unpleasant economic news, I’m afraid. Let’s start with the GDP number. It came in...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Perspective with Ryan Bridge: Another fiscal result telling us what we already know

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Well, of course you heard it here first last Monday - the surplus has been pushed out again. It's like waiting for Christmas when you...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm confident for the economy in 2026

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If you weren’t already feeling confident about 2026, I've got two reasons you should. At least two major retail banks see signs of an ec...
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Friday, November 7, 2025

Ryan Bridge: A little too much economic nimbyism going on

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There’s a form of economic nimbyism that’s going on in this country. And if we want to get ahead, everyone knows there must be trade-offs. N...
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Monday, January 20, 2025

Eldrede Kahiya: NZ government has promised to double exports (again)....

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NZ government has promised to double exports (again) – but as history shows, this is easier said than done With the goal of doubling exports...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Barrie Davis: Our Colonial Heritage

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There have recently been a number of pundits anguishing about the state and direction of the New Zealand economy; for example, Dr Peter Wins...
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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Michael Ryan: Does fighting inflation always lead to recession?

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Does fighting inflation always lead to recession? What 60 years of NZ data can tell us There is an ongoing global debate over whether the h...
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Sunday, September 3, 2023

Brian Easton: Chinese Property Market And New Zealand’s Future

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Evergrande and Country Garden – two giant Chinese property development companies – are a portent of the turbulence before us. The recent fin...
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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Alistair Boyce: An open letter to CEOs and Industry Leaders

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The private sector is facing the biggest assault from central and local government in living history. It is now a constant that business, o...
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Friday, June 24, 2022

Bryce Wilkinson: New Zealand’s economy a shadow of its former self

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Paul Bloxham, HSBC’s chief economist, once described New Zealand as a “rockstar economy”. That was back in January 2014. Today, there is not...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Mike Hosking: Hermit Kingdom attitude is now haunting us

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It's coming home to roost a bit, isn't it? What we have learned this week, whether it be the construction company now in Britain loo...
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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Bryce Edwards: Could inflation lead to a voter backlash?

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The current cost of living crisis in the New Zealand economy could yet have severe political consequences. Warning signs could be seen in Mo...
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