Transparency by default.
This page documents VECTR's data sources, the role of AI in the product's development, commercial licensing terms, and legal disclaimers. If you need anything that isn't covered here, contact [email protected].
Data sources & vintages
All input data is sourced from official statistical agencies and public records. No proprietary third-party datasets are used in the base model. Custom datasets can be integrated for commissioned research.
| Source | Dataset | Vintage | Next Expected Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stats NZ | National Accounts Input-Output Tables (NAIO 2021) | 2021 | ~2028 (benchmark cycle) |
| Stats NZ | Census & Estimated General Survey | 2023 | Next census |
| Stats NZ | Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Q1 2025 | Quarterly |
| Stats NZ | Business Demography (Regional Employment) | 2023 | Annual |
| Stats NZ | Annual Enterprise Survey | FY2022–2024 | Annual |
| Stats NZ | National Accounts (Income & Productivity) | 2000–2023 | Annual |
| Stats NZ | Government Finance Statistics | To 2025 | Annual |
| Stats NZ | Territorial Authority Boundaries (Shapefile) | 2026 | Annual |
| Stats NZ (SEEA) | Environmental Accounts (Tax, Protection, Marine, Energy) | 2024 | Annual |
| MBIE (Infometrics) | Modified Territorial Authority GDP (MTAGDP) | 2000–2024 | Annual |
| RBNZ | Banking, Credit & Monetary Statistics | Monthly to 2026 | Monthly–Quarterly |
| RBNZ | Household Expectations Survey | Quarterly to 2026 | Quarterly |
| RBNZ | Exchange Rates (Daily & Monthly) | Daily to 2026 | Daily |
| IRD | Effective Tax Rates & GST | 2025 | Annual |
| NZ Treasury | Budget Economic & Fiscal Update (BEFU) | 2025 | Budget cycle |
| NZ Customs | Trade data (imports/exports by HS code) | 2023 | Annual |
| Te Puni Kōkiri | Māori Economy dataset | 2022 | Irregular |
| LINZ | Aerial Imagery (site visuals) | 2024–2025 | Rolling |
Data currency note
The model's base calibration uses the most recent available vintage of each dataset at the time of the last model build. Between official data releases, the model operates on the existing calibration. When new vintages are published, the model is recalibrated and the precomputed manifold is regenerated. Users are notified of recalibration events and can verify the data vintage for any scenario output through the report metadata.
Last recalibration: January 2026, incorporating 2024 Q4 Household Labour Force Survey data and 2023 Regional GDP figures.
AI disclosure
Use of AI in VECTR development and operation
AI tools — specifically large language models including Claude (Anthropic) and GPT-4 (OpenAI) — were used during the development of VECTR in the following capacities: code generation assistance, documentation drafting, test case generation, and interface copy. All AI-generated code was reviewed, tested, and validated by human developers before integration.
The VECTR AI Assistant, available within the Console interface, uses a large language model to help users specify scenarios and interpret results in natural language. The AI Assistant does not perform economic calculations — it translates between natural language and the model's parameter space. All economic computations are performed by the deterministic VECTR CORE engine; the AI layer is a convenience interface only.
No AI model was used to generate, estimate, or calibrate the economic coefficients, elasticities, or structural parameters of the CGE model. These are derived from the source data using documented statistical and econometric methods.
This marketing website was built with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropic). The writing was drafted collaboratively between the product team and AI tools, with human editorial review and approval of all published content.
Commercial licensing
VECTR is a commercial product of Danalytics Consulting Ltd. It is available under enterprise licence for government agencies, research institutions, and private organisations. Licensing options include hosted access (Danalytics-managed), self-hosted deployment, API-only access, and VECTR Lite for portable precomputed use.
The source code is available for inspection under the terms of the commercial licence. This is not open-source in the permissive sense — the code can be audited and verified, but it cannot be redistributed, modified for commercial use, or used to build competing products without written agreement.
For licensing enquiries, pricing, and institutional procurement: [email protected]
Academic access
Danalytics offers research partnerships with universities and public research institutions. Academic licensing terms are negotiated on a case-by-case basis and may include reduced fees, API access for specific research projects, and collaboration on peer-reviewed publications. Contact us to discuss your research needs.
Imagery attribution
Aerial photography and satellite imagery used on this website is sourced from the LINZ Data Service and is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) licence. Attribution: Land Information New Zealand.
Coastal DEM hillshade tiles are also sourced from LINZ under the same licence.
Legal disclaimers
No financial or policy advice
VECTR is an analytical tool. Its outputs are model-based estimates, not predictions, forecasts, or recommendations. The results should be interpreted by qualified economists and policy analysts in the context of their specific decision. Danalytics Consulting Ltd does not provide financial, legal, or policy advice through the VECTR platform. Users are responsible for the application of VECTR outputs in their decision-making processes.
Model limitations
Like all CGE models, VECTR operates under simplifying assumptions about economic behaviour — including rational agents, market clearing, and constant returns to scale at the aggregate level. These assumptions are standard in the CGE literature but do not perfectly represent all economic phenomena. Results should be treated as indicative of direction and relative magnitude, not as precise forecasts of future economic states.
The precomputed manifold covers a defined parameter space. Scenarios outside this space require a live CORE solver run, which is available under the full VECTR licence but not under VECTR Lite.
Cultural content disclaimer
Version 1 of VECTR was not created using Māori-led co-design. The cultural and social features represent the product team's best effort to build a model that treats Māori economic dimensions as structural features. Engagement with iwi and hapū is ongoing. If you identify content that is culturally inappropriate or factually incorrect, contact [email protected] for immediate attention.
Trademarks
VECTR™ is a trademark of Danalytics Consulting Limited. All other trademarks mentioned on this site are the property of their respective owners.
Governing law
These terms and all use of the VECTR platform are governed by the laws of New Zealand. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of New Zealand.