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The retail, construction and manufacturing sectors are cautiously optimistic about recent growth in the country's economy.
Stats NZ data showed gross domestic product (GDP) - the broad measure of economic growth - rose 1.1 percent in the September quarter.
This followed a 1 percent fall in the June 2025 quarter.
The strongest sector was manufacturing, which grew 2.2 percent, and there were smaller positive contributions from real estate services, retail, and energy and water industries.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis believed Christmas had come early for New Zealanders, and said the growth showed there were better times ahead.
But her optimism was not shared by members
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