What our housing conversations no longer say - NZIER Insight 79
March 29, 2019
New Zealand’s housing conversation has always been a metaphor for different things. Now houses are strictly investments. We have an obsession with them. Using data from DigitalNZ, this Insight looks at how the conversation about housing in New Zealand has changed over time. Read more
From Sister to Global Cities The economics of New Zealand's Sister Cities
March 26, 2019
A study of the economic benefits of sister city relationships in New Zealand. This project involved a scoping survey of 26 local authorities, followed by in-depth case studies of 5 local authorities. A set of best practice guidelines for enhancing the generation of economic benefits f … Read more
NZIER’s Shadow Board continues to recommend unchanged OCR
March 25, 2019
NZIER’s Monetary Policy Shadow Board continues to remain firmly of the view that the OCR should not be changed ahead of the Reserve Bank’s OCR Review on Wednesday. Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts shows lower growth outlook
March 18, 2019
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts shows a slightly lower growth outlook, relative to the previous quarter. Read more