What is politics? According to Max Weber’s classic definition, politics is “a strong and slow boring of hard boards”. Read more
New Zealand is barely a military power. It has had no combat aircraft for 25 years, and its ageing frigates need replacing. Read more
Major General John Howard speaks with Ryan Bridges on Herald NOW around why US and NZ are co-funding Cook Island port. John discusses it's alignment with our national security strategy and the economic benefits for the Cook Islands. Read more
For practical purposes, not emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide is equivalent to pulling a tonne of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and securely sequestering it, so long as the accounting is sound. The Zero Carbon Act consequently requires net zero for greenhouse gases other than biogenic methane. Read more
| GDP Quarterly Change: | 0.54% |
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| GDP Annual Change: | 1.97% |
| Inflation: | 3.94% |
| Optimal OCR: | 2.57% |
| Optimal OCR Gap: | 0.07% |
| Forecasted OCR Change: | 0.25% |