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New Zealand’s economic dilemma: a shrinking slice of the pie

ANALYSIS: The dismal performance is not merely a cyclical downturn; it highlights deeper structural issues in our economy that have been neglected for far too long.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 23 Jun 2025

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How Okun’s Law affects New Zealand

ANALYSIS: What’s more pressing – the NZ banking sector and the ripples of a potential banking crisis reaching our shores or a negative quarterly GDP growth rate and the impact on unemployment?

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 10 Apr 2023

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We have a recession every 10 years – it should not be a surprise

OPINION: Key to future prosperity is to future-proof businesses now as we navigate that recession.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 27 Mar 2023

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The economic cost of NZ’s natural disasters

ANALYSIS: If New Zealand switches to a future-proof ‘build-better’ approach we will seize rather than lose opportunities.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 13 Mar 2023

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Complex relationship between minimum wage and inflation

ANALYSIS: An outright statement that increasing the floor of what workers can earn will create pressure on prices and lead to further inflation is short-sighted.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 27 Feb 2023

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Inflation a matter of hope and wait

ANALYSIS: A closer look at how inflation is measured.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 13 Feb 2023

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Do we really need so many museums and galleries?

ANALYSIS: Value cannot entirely be captured by revenue, profits, and employment.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 30 Jan 2023

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Reflections on 2022

ANALYSIS: 2022 was tumultuous. Will 2023 follow suit, or is there a little more certainty in the path ahead?

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 16 Jan 2023

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Why I cannot afford to retire

ANALYSIS: It seems as if I might have to work until lunchtime on the day of my funeral.

Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 12 Dec 2022

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Making sense of the OCR

ANALYSIS: Is it too little, too late? The free-market economist in me says yes, although the RBNZ probably begs to differ.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 28 Nov 2022

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