ANALYSIS: To truly tap into NZ’s economic growth potential, we need to adopt a more regionally focused approach.
ANALYSIS: But... for households, inflation might matter more than GDP.
ANALYSIS: The Asian population doubled in last 10 years and is now bigger than the Māori population. We cannot solely rely on importing a skilled workforce; we have to grow our own people.
ANALYSIS: Until our economy shows spare capacity and the OCR falls, we are no closer to getting out of the woods.
ANALYSIS: The Government could incentivise young adults to stay and contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth.
ANALYSIS: The RBNZ may increase the OCR but inflation has steadily fallen over the past 18 months.
ANALYSIS: There needs to be real effort from central government to provide multiple alternative funding models to address gaps.
ANALYSIS: Taking a look at where New Zealand slots in the United Nations Human Development Index.
ANALYSIS: Property prices have substantially outpaced income growth, and as more and more people enter retirement they will be saddled with significant mortgage debt.
ANALYSIS: To answer this question, we need to look at the far less publicised per capita GDP growth figure.