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
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
Ocrevus Subcutaneous: Valuing the benefits to people living with MS, whānau caregivers, and the health system
September 24, 2025
Ocrevus Subcutaneous (SC) is a new treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), which is not funded by Pharmac. The key difference between Ocrevus SC and Ocrevus IV, which is funded by Pharmac, is that Ocrevus SC is delivered as an injection rather than by infusion. Clinically, … Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts point to a downward revision in the pace of economic recovery over the coming year
September 15, 2025
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a downward revision to the growth outlook for the year ending March 2026, relative to the previous release of Consensus Forecasts. Annual average GDP is forecast to increase by 1.5 percent in the year to March 2026 before growth picks up to 2. … Read more
Disappointing recovery drives further easing in monetary policy, Quarterly Predictions - September 2025
August 26, 2025
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media release, 26 August 2025 Read more
Agri-food supply chain modelling: review of the literature
August 20, 2025
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A report for the AgResearch Group of the Bioeconomy Science Institute. Read more
Longer, better, more sustainable lives: Five priority areas for investment in 2025
August 19, 2025
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A report for the Selwyn Foundation. Read more