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This site provides full-text articles by
economist Brian Easton on a variety of topics with
an economics dimension.
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The Department of Labour is a government
department with responsibility for immigration,
employment relations, community employment, and
occupational health and safety. The site covers
these services as well as policies, publications,
and news.
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The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography contains
numerous biographies of New Zealand people who were
active between 1769 and 1960. To find people
engaged in a particular activity, choose ‘Advanced
search’ and then select an occupation. The section
‘Our Land, Our People’ contains historical
exhibitions on topics relating to the economy.
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This national organisation represents regional
economic development organisations and works in
partnership with government agencies to promote
business growth and export opportunities. The site
includes recent newsletters and reports.
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The Foundation for Research, Science &
Technology is a Crown Entity that invests in
research, science and technology through various
funds and schemes on behalf of the New Zealand
government. The site includes information to help
businesses develop and adopt new technology, and
brings together sources of technological advice and
assistance available on the internet.
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This site is produced by the Jobs Research
Trust, a not-for-profit charitable trust
established in 1994. It aims to provide access to
information, tools and ideas for job creation and
to reduce unemployment.
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The Ministry of Economic Development provides
policy advice and services to the government on all
aspects of economic development. The site contains
details on economic, regional and business
development, regulations, consumer issues, energy
and telecommunications markets, and information
technology. Information includes media releases,
briefing papers and publications.
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This site, which promotes New Zealand as an
international tourism destination, has brief
information about New Zealand people, history,
culture, society and environment, together with key
facts about the country.
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New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is a government
agency that assists and promotes New Zealand
business at home and abroad. The site includes
information on business, regional and sector
development and export services and awards. It also
contains full text of Bright, a magazine
for business people, and links to associated
sites.
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NZIER is an independent economic forecasting and
consulting organisation, specialising in research.
The site explains the work of the institute,
includes an annual report, a section explaining
economic terms and concepts and copies of an online
newsletter.
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The Reserve Bank is New Zealand’s central bank.
It operates monetary policy and promotes a sound
and efficient financial system. The site provides
information about the functions of the Bank and
full text copies of RBNZ publications. There is an
education section for children and basic
information on the monetary system for lay
people.
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Statistics New Zealand, a government department,
is responsible for gathering and publishing
official statistics about New Zealand. This site
gives detailed statistics (under Economy) on
national accounts, the labour market, and consumer
spending.
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This is the website of Keith Rankin, who is a
political economist and economic historian. The
site contains a full text archive of selected
columns and articles, and charts of the New Zealand
economy from various sources. There are also links
to other sites including those of other economic
commentators.
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The Treasury manages public funds and advises
government on how to get the best value out of
public spending. The site includes basic
information and detailed papers on the New Zealand
economy, public finance, tax and the public
sector.
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography