The official cash rate has been held 2.5 per cent, as expected. Alan Bollard said the strength of the New Zealand dollar may limit the need for future rate hikes in the short term.

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Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.

Lift in OCR tipped for as soon as September after prices rise 5.3pc.

GDP growth twice as strong as forecasters picked despite earthquake

New Zealand's economy kicked off 2011 with a bang, growing at twice the forecast pace and the fastest since December 2009 as a resurgent manufacturing sector drove the nation's revival in the face of Canterbury's earthquakes.

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Director of ANZ-owned fund manager says rival plans involve cost and risk.