BERL was recently commissioned to provide economic analysis of the 2017 Powerco Taranaki Garden Festival.

We recently produced a report for Port Taranaki detailing the economic impact and strategic importance of the Port to the Taranaki and New Zealand economy.

Making and keeping Wellington great – a briefing session looking at the last 60 years and speculating about the next 60 years.

Employment and gross domestic product growth for Central Otago for the year to March 2015 was "phenomenal", according to a business and economic report.

BERL report for Te Puni Kōkiri on the 2013 Māori economy is now available

Te Kāwai Toro, the J R McKenzie Trust’s Māori Development sub-committee, has launched a report on Philanthropic Funding to Māori organisations. BERL was proud to have carried out this research on behalf of Te Kawai Toro.

BERL was commissioned by Te Puni Kōkiri, Waikato Regional Council and Federation of Māori Authorities to complete an economic analysis of Māori contribution to the Waikato region. This research was presented at a Māori economic development workshop in Hamilton on 11 November 2014.

Economic performance is important for all New Zealanders. Better economic performance provides us with the opportunity to increase our standard of living through improvements in income, education, health, and the environment. Higher living standards also positively impact on our social and cultural well-being.

The suggestion that man; parts of heartland New Zealand could become so-called ‘zombie towns’, has rightly stirred considerable commentary.

Chief Economist talked to the Federation of Māori Authorities annual hui

From the beginnings of FoMA to the detailing of the latest progress in Māori economic opportunities, BERL continues to contribute economic advice and expertise to a range of Māori organisations in their journey developing and growing their wealth base.

Chief Economist talked to the Federation of Māori Authorities annual hui

BERL was engaged by Te Tauihu o Ngā Wānanga to measure the contribution the Wānanga sector makes to the New Zealand economy, including economic and social well-being.

Strength of the Māori economy

BERL 2013 region rankings of economic performance

The Bay of Connections Māori Economic Development strategy was officially launched in February 2014, the culmination of 18 months of collaboration across the region, with hundreds of people involved in its development.

Selwyn has regained the coveted title as the best performing local authority in 2012. The position was held by Buller in 2011. Selwyn faced tough competition from near neighbours Ashburton, Waimakariri, Queenstown Lakes and Waimate, who rounded out the top five.

BERL recently completed a report for Taranaki Regional Council on Port Taranaki’s value to the Taranaki region.

BERL congratulates Kel Sanderson on his award from the Federation of Māori Authorities (FoMA) on its 25th anniversary conference recently held in Taupō. The award acknowledges Kel’s contribution to the establishment of FoMA and his role as its Chief Executive during its early days.

The latest New Zealand Business Demography Statistics revealed that the number of businesses in New Zealand at February 2012 were down 0.8% to 469,120 from year earlier levels.

SNZ has released its latest population projections, which sees pockets of growth in Auckland, Tauranga, Selwyn and Queenstown. The rest of the country has tepid growth, while the Central North Island sees population decline. The question has been asked, “Is this a realistic projection?”

On Thursday August 2 2012, Dr Ganesh Nana gave a presentation to the Auckland Council about the Māori economy. His slides are below. 

The recovery of the Auckland economy is by no means a foregone conclusion.

The BERL regional rankings compare the performance of individual local authorities, regions and cities across four short term, four medium term, and one long term indicator of economic activity. The indicators used are population, employment, GDP and businesses (for the latest year and the five year average), and a Relative Openness Index (which measures the composition of industry within the region).

Selwyn has topped the list of the 72 Territorial Local Authorities in 2010.

At the recent Maori Economic Summit BERL Chief Economist Dr Ganesh Nana presented a summary of findings of BERL’s projects undertaken for the Maori Economic Taskforce and Te Puni Kokiri.

Today the Maori economy is an integral part of the New Zealand economy and spans several industries. The BERL model of the Maori economy has identified 16 key industries. However traditionally, conversations about the Maori economy are focussed around the 3 F’s – namely Fisheries, Forestry and Farming.

BERL has conducted economic profiles for regional and district councils, and economic development agencies across New Zealand.