0.2%: New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product grows more than expected in Q2

New Zealand's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.2% QoQ in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, compared with a 0.9% expansion in the first quarter (revised from 0.8%), Statistics New Zealand showed on Thursday. This reading came in stronger than the expectation of a rise of 0.1%.