New Zealand

  • May 28, 2013
  • 6 min read

Drought is set to cut New Zealand GDP

An unusually widespread drought from mid-January to mid-April sharply reduced agricultural...

New Zealand
  • May 22, 2013
  • 7 min read

Risks lurk beneath New Zealand's rosy outlook

The May 16 annual budget, the present government's fifth, projected a return to balance in fiscal...

New Zealand
  • May 17, 2013
  • 2 min read

New Zealand budget targets surplus amid sunny outlook

Finance Minister Bill English yesterday presented the budget for the fiscal year 2013-14.

New Zealand
  • May 1, 2013
  • 7 min read

Challenges ahead as New Zealand's Mighty River floats

The government has floated 49% of Mighty River Power, one of three state-owned electricity...

New Zealand
  • Nov 8, 2012
  • 2 min read

Unemployment spike could prompt New Zealand rate cut

New Zealand's jobless rate rose to 7.3% during June-September, from 6.8% the previous quarter,...

New Zealand
  • May 25, 2012
  • 6 min read

New Zealand targets surplus, but no austerity

The budget on May 24 charted a return to surplus by fiscal 2014-15 (July-June), but based on...

New Zealand
  • Jan 3, 2012
  • 6 min read

New Zealand economy shows firm growth, with caveats

Balance of payments and GDP figures indicating moderate growth in the third quarter were issued...

New Zealand
  • Dec 22, 2011
  • 2 min read

New Zealand's modest economic recovery set to continue

GDP growth for the third quarter was 0.8%, official figures showed today, up from 0.3%, 0.7% and...

New Zealand