# New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate – Mar 16, 2020: 0.25

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate/announcements/nzd_policy_rate_2020-03-16
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 0.25 |
| Previous | 1 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2020-03-16 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2020-03-16 14:00 Pacific/Auckland |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2020-03-16 01:00 UTC |
| Release ID | nzd_policy_rate_2020-03-16 |

New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 0.25 on Mar 16, 2020, compared with 1 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-02 | 2.75 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2026-07-08 | 2.5 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2026-05-27 | 2.25 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2026-04-08 | 2.25 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2026-02-18 | 2.25 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2025-11-26 | 2.25 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025-10-08 | 2.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2025-08-20 | 3 | 3.25 | -- |
| 2025-07-09 | 3.25 | 3.25 | -- |
| 2025-05-28 | 3.25 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2025-04-09 | 3.5 | 3.75 | -- |
| 2025-02-19 | 3.75 | 4.25 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/nzd/policy_rate
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate/announcements/nzd_policy_rate_2020-02-12
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate/announcements/nzd_policy_rate_2020-03-23
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt