We have dubbed Budget 2025 the “Switch-It” Budget, with a greater focus across the Budget on deliberate trade-offs and fiscal reprioritisation that spends money in new areas, paid for by reducing money spent in other areas. There are few large new promises or spending programmes, with various smaller initiatives more in focus.

Infometrics monthly webinars give our clients direct access to our economists and their insights.

Clients have access to this month's webinar. After a month, we make recordings available to the public.

May 2025: Budget 2025 (available to clients)

April 2025: NZ perspective on the trade war

Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen and Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan discuss:
26 May 2025: Budget 2025 - The Switch It Budget

16 May 2025: Households fixing for longer as housing market shifts

09 May 2025: Unemployment rate remains at 5.1% at start of 2025

Our Quarterly Economic Monitor for the March 2025 quarter showing how regional economies performed over the final quarter of last year is now available to clients.

Economic conditions remain challenging around the country at the start of 2025, despite some parts of the economy showing sustained but limited growth.

Provisional estimates from the Infometrics March 2025 Quarterly Economic Monitor show underlying quarterly economic activity picked up in the March 2025 quarter, but remains down 1.1% over the 12 months to March 2025 compared to a year earlier.