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New Zealand’s economic recovery is building momentum, with higher activity in all but one region in the December 2025 quarter, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.

This article describes the revisions we have made to our historical estimates of regional GDP, and industry and occupation employment in the Regional Economic Profile and Sector Profile and what they mean for you.

When we publish the 2025 REPs and SPs early in 2026, we will make larger than usual revisions due to a raft of changes to our methodologies. This article describes the changes we are making and what they will mean for you.

Infometrics was proud to sponsor the recent Economic Development New Zealand (EDNZ) 2025 Annual Conference, with a focus on “Local Strength, Global Reach”. As part of the conference, we shared an economic update and some analysis of key trends that the Infometrics team has noticed emerging as influential focus areas for economic development over the last year.

Economic recovery is getting underway across most of New Zealand’s regions, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.

New Zealand’s economic turnaround continues, slowly but surely, although different parts of the economy are moving at vastly different paces, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies

Cost of living pressures are affecting all corners of society, and Budget 2025 included an expansion to the Rates Rebate Scheme for SuperGold cardholders. This article dives into the rates rebate boost, and looks at how many people might benefit in each part of the country.

Homelessness is a clear challenge for some people in New Zealand. Although homelessness numbers are small, on a relative basis, housing outcomes for nearly 112,000 people are still far too precarious to be ignored.

There are some early, small, tentative signs of a turnaround according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies, but tough conditions remained for many areas and sectors at the end of 2024.

The release of 2023 Census data enables us to explore the movements of people within New Zealand – internal migration – to understand not just where people have moved to, but where they have come from, and their age.