Christian Hawkesby of the RBNZ reckons inflation might be kept up by cyclone Gabriele. I guess that means supply chains and Putin are no longer responsible for inflation.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131...lation-figures

Is Christian an idiot or just being disingenuous to divert blame from the RBNZ as they have been doing all along. Maybe a bit of both.

the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle that saw some consumers having to rush out to replace flood-damaged household items could prove a wildcard.

What about 30,000 immigrants setting up new households? I guess that is over a year rather than all at once.