Newsroom
Treasury warning never grows old – unlike boomers
Treasury has released a new warning about New Zealand’s fiscal future.
Month: September 2025
Quadrant
Transparency versus Conspiracy
A young TikTok activist has discovered something shocking about New Zealand policy-making.
The Australian
When central banks get the blame for doing their job
Australians watching the economic drama unfold across the Tasman might find the plot familiar: An economy shrinks far faster than anyone forecast.
Insights
The wrong target
New Zealand’s economy shrank 0.9 per cent in the June quarter.
The New Zealand Herald
Eden Park concert limits show how rules block growth
At Eden Park, concerts are capped at twelve a year from six artists.
Research reports
Monetary Policy Without Mates
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has been unfairly scapegoated for the current recession when it was simply doing its job of bringing inflation under control.The research note, Monetary Policy …
Newsroom
How NATO failed Putin’s drone test
On Wednesday morning last week, I was getting ready for my afternoon speech at the Financial Services Council conference in Auckland.
Insights
The invisible architecture of prosperity
More than half of New Zealanders think the country is going in the wrong direction.
Speeches
Applying a global lens to New Zealand’s future
A keynote exploring New Zealand’s productivity in comparison to other small, developed nations.
The Australian
Boom without bounty: NZ’s economic twist
Tell someone in an Auckland cafe that the economy is booming and they will laugh.