Health priorities? A comparison of New Zealand’s public health and disability expenditure against selected OECD countries
October 23, 2025
Health systems operate differently around the world, and published research does not identify any one right way of organising or funding them. However, New Zealand’s health system is an outlier in its very low allocation of resources to pharmaceuticals and very high allocation of reso … Read more
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NZIER’s QSBO shows a cut-back in optimism amongst businesses, Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion - October 2025
October 7, 2025
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media release, 7 October 2025 Read more
Majority of Shadow Board members recommend a 25 basis-point OCR cut in October
October 6, 2025
The NZIER Monetary Policy Shadow Board recommends that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) continue to cut the OCR in the upcoming October Monetary Policy Review, with the majority of members recommending a 25 basis-point cut. This reflects the view that excess capacity in the New … Read more