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New Zealand Fringe Festival 2025 has kicked off! And we are proud to come on board as a Creative Capital Arts Trust partner, supporting the team with data insights and capability, so they can focus on what they do best across NZ Fringe, CubaDupa, and Classical on Cuba. So, it's time to start heading to the 40+ participating performance spaces across Te Whanganui a Tara, and making sure your bookings are solidified for the 170+ events because it's all GO for NZ Fringe's 35th year around the sun! https://lnkd.in/gqUiCTaa

Launched today, Te Ōhanga Māori 2023 provides the fourth iteration of research into the size and shape of the Māori economy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, this research showcases the impressive growth and transformation of Te Ōhanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. Key highlights: - Māori economic contribution surged from $17 billion in 2018 to $32 billion in 2023 - Asset base expanded from $69 billion to $126 billion - Professional, scientific, and technical services now lead GDP contribution - 49% increase in Māori self-employment and 31% rise in Māori employers - Nearly 24,000 Māori-owned businesses, with the largest concentration in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland - 46% of Māori workers now in high-skilled jobs, up from 37% in 2018 - Māori tourism contribution to GDP reached $1.2 billion, up from $975 million in 2018. The research builds on the 2018 Te Ōhanga Māori methodology and incorporates data from the 2023 census, which found almost 1 million New Zealanders of Māori descent, with 55% under 30 years old. There is also a dashboard offering a comprehensive view of key economic indicators in both 2018 and 2023 across population, employment, households, GDP, and Māori businesses and collectives. #ŌhangaMāori #MāoriEconomy #NewZealandEconomy #EconomicGrowth https://lnkd.in/gAYa_KC7

#Youth and #youngadults are once again the stars of high #unemployment, suffering the most with our current tight economic conditions. As they continue to endure the fallout, other prospects across the ditch might just become all the more appealing. 

This International Women's Day, we are taking the opportunity again to shine a light on some of the key findings of our mahi on Te Ōhanga Wāhine Māori - The Māori Women's Economy. Our research highlighted not only significant GDP contribution of wāhine Māori but also the unpaid and often invisible work that women undertake for the wellbeing of whānau, communities, and the wider economy. From entrepreneurship and leadership to caregiving and community participation, wāhine Māori are an important part of Aotearoa New Zealand's economic future. The report highlighted the need to #AccelerateAction on issues ranging from education to employment to create a future that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Read the full report on our website: https://lnkd.in/gYv6wSBG #IWD2025 #WomensDay #UnpaidWork #Economy

This week Statistics New Zealand released data on child poverty. 2024’s child poverty release was the first time that the government was judged to have missed its targets on all three measures. Currently one in seven children live in material poverty, the highest number since 2015. It’s worth considering if our stubborn child poverty numbers are calling out for a stronger approach.  #childpoverty  #hardship  #fiscalpolicy   

Māori tourism is a unique point of difference and driving force in Aotearoa New Zealand’s tourism sector and offering to the world. In our latest research for New Zealand Māori Tourism, we undertook a broad yet comprehensive snapshot of Māori tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand. This research estimated that in 2023, Māori tourism accounted for $1.2 billion of production gross domestic product (GDP) within Te Ōhanga Māori, an increase from $975 million in 2018.    #Māoritourism #indigenoustourism #Māorieconomy 

Killian, Urvashi, and Amanda representing BERL at our annual Round The Bays tradition on Sunday morning - always a great day when thousands of Wellingtonians of all ages get out and walk, run, pram, or scoot around the bays #besteconomicrunninglegs #roundthebays #wellingtonnz

New Zealand has a Minister for Economic Growth and, therefore, presumably implicitly for #productivity too.    Productivity underpins the viability and sustainability of the pillars of our #economic and fiscal model. One of these pillars is superannuation.    In its latest economic forecast updates, Treasury revised down New Zealand’s productivity growth for the coming years.    Indeed, New Zealand’s productivity has been out of step with other developed economies for decades.     The New Zealand productivity #gap relative to other developed economies would benefit from either a review or better contextualisation.    Ultimately, we need to question both which countries we should continue to compare our productivity performance with and, also, what is New Zealand’s overall productivity potential?

Exploring the dual nature of AI in energy, how can we balance massive electricity consumption with innovative grid management and renewable integration? AI has the potential to reshape New Zealand's energy landscape.     #AIenergy #renewabletechnology #energyinnovation 

Small businesses, which make up the backbone of New Zealand’s economy, shoulder a heavy load of compliance and regulatory obligations proportionate to larger firms in NZ. Everything from health and safety to anti-money laundering declarations- the hoops small businesses must jump through can at times seem endless.    This edition’s special feature is authored by BusinessNZ. It highlights the insights gathered during a series of roundtable meetings with small businesses and government representatives, hosted by the BusinessNZ Network.    #NewZealand #ComplianceBurden #SMEs #InternationalTrade #NewZealandPolicy