This report provides a preliminary estimate of the costs and benefits of deploying digital trade products and processes for New Zealand. Digital trade encompasses the supply of cross-border goods and services enabled by electronic data flows based on a myriad of interoperable platforms and applications. Trade Window is a provider of these products. While they and their direct customers will be major ...

This report provides a preliminary estimate of the potential value to New Zealand of the Southern Link trade route between Asia, New Zealand, and South America. It also examines some of the challenges that need to be overcome before all the potential benefits can be captured.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a general term referring to chronic disorders affecting the kidney’s structure and function, resulting in a gradual loss of kidney function. The two main causes of CKD are diabetes and high blood pressure. Complications from CKD can include anaemia, bone disease, heart disease, and other health issues. But most people with mild or moderate CKD have no symptoms at all. ...

In the NZIER Insight, Why do we care about maths? we saw that New Zealand’s Year 9 maths students are underperforming by international standards, and the problem is getting worse. The international surveys ‘Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study’ (TIMSS) and ‘Programme for International Student Assessment’ (PISA) show New Zealand’s maths scores falling over time across all school ...

There are growing calls amongst Shadow Board members for the Reserve Bank to tighten monetary policy given the pick-up in inflation pressures in the New Zealand economy. Many on the Shadow Board now see a tightening in monetary policy at the upcoming July meeting as appropriate. Beyond that, an overwhelming majority thinks monetary policy should be tightened within the coming year.