🇳🇿 NZD Press Releases

A new internal member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Rebecca Williams, has been appointed by the Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, on the recommendation of the RBNZ Board.

Governor Anna Breman, alongside External Monetary Policy Committee member Prasanna Gai and Board Chair Rodger Finlay, visited Dunedin to meet with local communities and businesses from key sectors in the regional centre.

Monetary Policy Statement media release and the MPC’s Record of Meeting, which summarises the committee's discussions.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Dr Anna Breman, Board Member Jeremy Banks, External Monetary Policy Committee Member Carl Hansen, and Director of Stakeholder Engagement Naomi Mitchell have travelled to Nelson-Tasman to engage with local businesses, industries, and communities as part of the RBNZ's regional leadership engagement programme.

Monetary Policy Review media release and the MPC’s Record of Meeting, which summarises the committee's discussions, leading to the decision.

On Friday 29 May, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor, Dr Anna Breman, spoke to rural and primary sector leaders in the Hawke’s Bay discussing insights from the May 2026 Monetary Policy Statement.

Monetary Policy Statement media release and the MPC’s Record of Meeting, which summarises the committee's discussions.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and the Minister of Finance have agreed changes to the MPC Charter that will provide more transparency and accountability of MPC decision-making.

Monetary Policy Review media release and the MPC’s Record of Meeting, which summarises the committee's discussions, leading to the decision.

We have updated the media conference and publication arrangements for the October 2026 MPR and the November 2026 FSR.

“The global risk environment has worsened over the past six months, as conflict in the Middle East threatens world energy supply”, says Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman in publishing the Financial Stability Report this morning. “However, New Zealand’s financial system is resilient and well positioned to support households and businesses even if economic conditions soften."

On Wednesday 29 April, Governor Dr Anna Breman spoke with a range of business owners, young professionals, and local leaders in Hamilton as part of her regional engagement programme.

In a speech delivered today at the KangaNews Debt Capital Markets Summit in Auckland, Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Money, Karen Silk, highlighted the growing importance of the repo market in supporting financial market liquidity, monetary policy implementation, and financial system resilience.

We are seeking feedback on the issues we have identified with our payments system, and the proposed areas of work needed to address these.

Assistant Governor Financial Stability Angus McGregor highlighted the importance of financial stability and outlined priorities shaping our prudential regulation approach in remarks delivered today at the Financial Services Council Conference.

In a speech delivered today at an event hosted by BusinessNZ in Wellington, Chief Economist, Paul Conway, discussed the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, and how inflation expectations and price-setting behaviour will influence the path of interest rates as we return inflation back to our 2% target midpoint.

Chief Economist Paul Conway delivers a keynote speech at the National Financial Advisers Conference 2026 in Auckland, with this year’s focus titled “Purchasing power and the real cost of living in New Zealand.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has decided to maintain current LVR settings in its annual review of macroprudential policy.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is well positioned to handle the challenges to our price stability and financial stability mandates caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) - Te Pūtea Matua has opened consultations on six draft standards and a package of crisis preparedness policies for deposit takers. The consultations are the latest step in RBNZ’s implementation of the most significant regulatory reform for the sector in decades, the Deposit Takers Act 2023 (DTA).