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2023-09
Newsletter - September 2023

Spring is here (apparently), with the end of the year fast approaching. So too is the election, with early voting commencing soon. As always, our September 2023 newsletter is jam-packed with a range of useful insights.

First up, Senior Economist Nick Brunsdon looks at changes in population across the country, including an expected shift in the third-largest population centre by 2048, and a possible new city emerging down South.

Next, Economist Sabrina Swerdloff has examined the accuracy of Infometrics’ building forecasts in recent years, finding that our forecasts are generally within a narrow margin of error compared to the actual outcome.

Principal Consultant Rob Heyes sets out how economic diversity is measured, with some practical examples from across New Zealand, which highlights some of the features in our Regional Economic Profile – essential information to monitor local economic trends and diversity.

Finally, Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen rounds out the September 2023 newsletter with a Chart of the Month focused on drinking water quality – a metric used in the Infometrics Regional Wellbeing Framework – and how there remain concerns about just how many people don’t have access to water that might not always have the processes or monitoring in place to keep everyone safe.

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Housing development at Flat Bush, Auckland
Where is New Zealand’s next top town?
The population of New Zealand’s cities and towns are constantly changing in response to shifting age structures, fluctuations in net migration, the economic prospects of key industries, and...
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A look at Infometrics’ building forecast accuracy
For almost forty years, Infometrics has provided predictions across a range of building indicators to both government and private business clients. With activity across the broader economy under...
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Industrial Machine Near Crops
Measuring economic diversity
Understanding economic diversity in an economy is about analysing the diversity of ways that an economy creates economic output. A common way to do this is to look at the relative size of the...
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Electric glass kettle with water
Chart of the Month: A thirst-trap of drinking water quality
Drinking water quality remains a critical metric from which we can measure wellbeing in New Zealand. Access to safe drinking water is taken as given across almost all of New Zealand – for good...
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