ECONOMY

7:20AM, 30 July 2010

The Reserve Bank’s reliance on one tool, the Official Cash Rate (OCR), relies on damaging the very sectors we need to prosper if we want a more sustainable and productive economy, the Green Party said today.

7:19AM, 30 July 2010

It comes as no surprise to anyone that the wage gap between Australia and New Zealand has widened by $40, to $580, per week – Labour’s policies did nothing to stimulate any growth for our country and the National Government's policies are simply more of the same, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.

7:16AM, 30 July 2010

The Alliance Party says National and Labour are squabbling over meaningless details of economic policy while the gap between wage rates in New Zealand and Australia grows larger.

11:04AM, 26 July 2010

Three projects identified in the Regional Economic Development Plan have secured $323,600 from New Zealand Trade & Enterprise.

2:03PM, 22 July 2010

New Zealand’s recovery continues, though offshore risks have deepened.

7:18AM, 20 July 2010

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has allocated $356,000 in grants for 5 Hawke’s Bay economic development projects in the coming year.

9:10AM, 30 June 2010

The Reserve Bank's Statement of Intent 2010-2013 reflects a commitment to maximise its contribution to sustainable economic growth by ensuring financial system stability and price stability, Governor Alan Bollard said today when releasing the SOI.

11:23AM, 25 June 2010

The primary contributors of labour productivity growth in the business sector of New Zealand’s economy are shifting away from manufacturing and agriculture, according to productivity estimates released today by Statistics New Zealand.

12:55PM, 24 June 2010

Activity in the New Zealand economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), grew 0.6 percent in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

3:18PM, 22 June 2010

The Ministers of Commerce, Agriculture, and Trade are meeting with their Australian counterparts in Canberra tomorrow for the annual Closer Economic Relations Ministerial Forum.

1:19PM, 14 June 2010

As New Zealand is now back on a growth track, we could be doing more to reduce economic imbalances, especially external debt, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today.

2:57PM, 1 June 2010

Improvement in the economy is heralded in the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the June quarter 2010.

12:48PM, 18 May 2010

Producers’ output and input prices rose in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

12:46PM, 18 May 2010

The capital goods price index (CGPI) fell 0.1 percent in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

3:42PM, 12 May 2010

  The latest findings from Nielsen’s Global Online Consumer Survey for Quarter 1, 2010 reveal consumer confidence is stabilising with New Zealanders, with our Confidence Index at 98 (refer to Chart 1).

10:17AM, 6 May 2010

New Zealand's recovery from the Global Financial Crisis is entering a new, less fragile stage, which will allow monetary policy stimulus to be removed, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today.

5:03PM, 31 March 2010

The New Zealand dollar is poised to maintain its strength as much of the rest of the developed world deals with the prospects of sluggish economic growth according to Russell Investments’ Australian investment strategist Andrew Pease.

11:10AM, 25 March 2010

New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP), the official measure of economic growth, was up 0.8 percent in the December 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

3:08PM, 24 March 2010

An article in The Economist magazine pointing out the lack of reality behind New Zealand's 100% Pure branding, shows that John Key's attacks on the environment are damaging our economy, the Green Party said today.

9:24PM, 19 March 2010

The Central Otago District Council has released the latest district economic profile from Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL).