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: Geographical isolation, climate change vulnerability, and limited resources have pushed the Pacific Islands to often rely on exporting labour rather than goods and services.
ANALYSIS: Indeed, the effect of international geopolitical events may mean the OCR might go up rather than down.
ANALYSIS: The past five decades have witnessed a dramatic transformation in the origins of NZ’s immigrant population, with a similar evolution expected to unfold in the next half-century.
ANALYSIS: Our economy underperformed in 2023 because monetary policy wasn't supported by sensible fiscal measures.
ANALYSIS: It is promising to see the new Government leaning into knowledge and tech-based industries.
ANALYSIS: Global geopolitical, economic challenges might reach New Zealand and could put spanner into our economic recovery works.
ANALYSIS: The quality of our infrastructure does not match the level of spending – and bridging this substantial divide will demand more than just a stroke of luck.
ANALYSIS: Debate on underlying causes of economic cycles key when ascribing reasons for recovery.
ANALYSIS: New Zealand had the smallest increase in public spending on tertiary education of all the countries we could find data for.