First of all, let me say that in a single currency area the decisions are taken by the central bank on the basis of the overall situation of the area itself – the 317 million people. It cannot be otherwise.
Actually, we are often out of sync with the rest of the world, either favourably or unfavourably. New Zealand's economic fortunes depend to a significant extent on a relatively narrow range of exported goods and services, and so we often face relatively sharp slow-downs and, on the flip-side, relatively fast accelerations. That is the nature of our economy.