This also follows a revised rise of 0.1 per cent in the June 2019 quarter.
For the year to June 2019, GDP growth was initially reported as 2.4 per cent. This has been revised up to 2.8 per cent.
Over the year to September 2019, GDP grew 2.7 per cent, StatsNZ said.
The annual round of revisions to the GDP figures had altered the recent path of growth significantly, making it somewhat harder to interpret, said Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon.
"GDP has been revised up substantially over 2018 – growth for the calendar year has risen from 2.9 per cent to 3.2 per cent," he said.
"This means that the pace of growth held steady over that year, rather than slowing as the previous figures indicated. In contrast, growth in the first half of this year is much weaker than previously reported (although that result will itself be tested in next year's revisions)."
These revisions – and the upside surprise for the September quarter – appeared to be due more to changes in the composition of GDP, rather than significant changes in any particular industries, Gordon said.
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"The revised results show that average annual growth rates held up for slightly longer than previously published. However, recent trends remain unchanged, with average annual growth rates slowing over the past few quarters," Dunnet said.
The net result was a small upside to the RBNZ's Q3 GDP forecast, but a back-drop of GDP growth decelerating more sharply than previously believed over 2019," said ASB senior economist Jane Turner.
"We continue to expect the RBNZ to cut the OCR once more in 2020."