Economy Matters

ANALYSIS: Today’s inflation persistence is not a mystery, it is the predictable consequence of an economy that has struggled to expand its productive capacity.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 02 Mar 2026

Economy Matters

Why NZ’s biggest companies are not big enough

ANALYSIS: To secure long-term prosperity, we need to rebalance toward the sectors where global growth is strongest.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 16 Feb 2026

Economy Matters

Has the NZ economy actually turned a corner?

ANALYSIS: The signs are encouraging but we are not out of the woods yet.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 02 Feb 2026

Economy Matters

Food swamps and market failure

ANALYSIS: Lack of access to healthy food is quietly fuelling a multibillion-dollar burden on our health system and national productivity.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 19 Jan 2026

Economy Matters

The New Zealand economy: review 2025

ANALYSIS: After a difficult year, New Zealand enters 2026 with the foundations for a slow, steady recovery, with cautious optimism.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 22 Dec 2025

Economy Matters

Our biggest economic risk is too many old people

ANALYSIS: Our ageing population is not just a demographic story; it is an economic and social reckoning.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 08 Dec 2025

Economy Matters

RBNZ sheds staff but takes on costly premises lease

ANALYSIS: Moves a striking reminder of how easily purpose and stewardship can fall out of sync.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 24 Nov 2025

Economy Matters

$20 beers in Wellington – who’s to blame?

ANALYSIS: Wellington has the world’s fourth-most-expensive beer. It’s a stark warning that our capital city’s economic model is fundamentally broken.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 10 Nov 2025

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