2002 – Mood of the Boardroom

The inaugural Mood of the Boardroom report, then titled ‘State of the Nation’, reflected a mood of complacency and an economy that had seemed to plateau. The report focused on the need to increase economic ambition and create policy that fosters rapid growth from small business status upwards.

The report also offers a window into the way the ramifications of major events of the time, such as the Enron scandal and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, were continuing to affect the New Zealand economy.