Happy New Year from the Infometrics team!

Already New Zealand is facing further challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, with community transmission of Omicron and a move to Red for the entire country.

Wider issues remain on the radar too, including inflation, spending, and house prices, as Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan discusses in From the Beach 2022.

Principal Economist Brad Olsen has reviewed the information we have on Omicron and explores what the outbreak might mean in our new report. His media release outlines the findings.