NZ must prepare for the end of the rules-based era – Matthew Hooton
He demanded Canada and Mexico renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, withdrew from the Paris Agreement on…
The economy has crashed completely off the track – Matthew Hooton
If anything, economists were too generous to the Government. While economists picked a 0.3-0.4% decline, headline GDP collapsed…
NZ First plans to gut ‘woke’ Labour’s vote – Matthew Hooton
Most importantly, the party has succeeded in steadily improving its polling each quarter through 2025, reaching an average…
India‑New Zealand trade agreement: Labour to decide fate of Luxon’s deal – Matthew Hooton
When Luxon promised in a debate with Chris Hipkins to finalise an FTA with India in his first…
Election 2026 timing, debt and coalition deals now hang on GDP staying hot – Matthew Hooton
If the economy keeps growing at its September pace, it will exceed expectations and the 3.3% annual growth…
New Zealand’s fiscal future may hinge on getting one million new immigrants by 2050 – Matthew Hooton
When it prepared the first LTFS in 2006, Treasury assumed net immigration of only around 10,000 a year.…