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Survey of NZ small business wellbeing shows troubling signs
Forty per cent of Kiwi small business owners feel running a small business impacts negatively on their mental health, while another 40% don't feel responsible for their staff's wellbeing. Xero's Craig… Audio
Why breast milk deserves inclusion in the GDP
Should breast milk be included in our gross domestic product? Dairy contributes 3.5 per cent or $7.8 billion to New Zealand's GDP - but what value do we - or should we - put on the hours and litres of… Audio
The economic heavyweight bout of the year
We put Kate Raworth and Arthur Grimes in the ring together to debate the value of growth. Things got tense... Audio
The history of New Zealand's GDP per capita ranking
Today's history feature looks at GDP, why it matters and why we're not doing as well as we were in the 1960s when we were the "third wealthiest people in the world." Audio
Regional economies on the rise
The regions are growing at a much faster rate than cities and the trend is expected to continue over the next year, an economist says.
Bryce Wilkinson: are our tax dollars being well spent?
A new report has looked into whether taxpayers are getting value for the tax dollars spent. The New Zealand Initiative has looked at productivity compared to how much money the government spends on… Audio
PM maintains she wasn’t talking about GDP figures
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come under fire for saying on a radio interview that she was "very pleased" with GDP figures she shouldn't have seen, as they weren't due to be made public until… Audio
Carrie Exton: how the world measures wellbeing
When it comes to wellbeing, few people would have a better sense of how the world is faring than Carrie Exton, head of monitoring global wellbeing and its progress in the OECD's Statistics and Data… Audio
Could we measure wellbeing instead of GDP?
The government says next year's budget will be the "Wellbeing Budget", focussing on how we are doing rather than GDP. It's a nice idea, but can it work? Economist Dr Ganesh Nana is here to discuss… Audio
NZ economy continues modest growth
The economy has grown at a slightly faster pace in the past three months, despite a building slowdown.
MBIE failing to meet self-imposed targets
The government department set up to make the economy bigger isn't sure it can reach the goals it set for itself when it was created five years ago.
Lower milk production weighs on economic growth
The gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent in the last quarter of last year - roughly half of what had been forecast. Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
Economic growth eases as dairy dips
The economy has expanded at a slower pace than the previous quarter, as lower dairy production weighed on growth, official figures show.
Household spending and construction boost GDP by 1.1%
A building boom and bumper household spending has helped gross domestic product grow by 1.1 percent in the three months to September. Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
Strong economic growth predicted
Economic figures being released on Thursday are expected to show New Zealand in fine form in the September quarter. Audio
Labour says economic pie shrinking due to high immigration
Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson says the strong GDP number is not a measure of the quality of the growth or how much individuals will benefit. Audio
Bill English basks in glow of strong GDP number
Finance Minister Bill English says economic growth will only translate into small gains for household income. Audio
Growth more balanced, spread about, rates to fall
The strong economic growth numbers have done nothing to dispel the likelihood of another rate cut by the Reserve Bank by the end of the year. Audio
Early Business News for 16 September 2016
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
NZ economy forges ahead, with GDP growing 3.6% in a year
New Zealand's surging housing market is pushing the economy ahead, with gross domestic product up 3.6% for the year. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
