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Financial Stability Risks Remain Heightened
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 10:06 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Fragmentation of global trade and finance, and ongoing uncertainty continue to present risks. Elevated global equity valuations, in areas such as tech stocks, and growing government debt levels in many advanced economies are also vulnerabilities. More >>
RBNZ Publishes 2025 Bank Stress Test Results
Monday, 3 November 2025, 10:54 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Recent developments in global trade policies have heightened the importance of evaluating banks’ resilience to geopolitical shocks, says Director of Financial System Assessment, Kerry Watt. More >>
RBNZ Opens Consultation On DTA Standards Exposure Drafts
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 10:20 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The DTA modernises New Zealand’s regulatory framework for deposit takers, helping to ensure their safety and soundness, and supporting a stable financial system that New Zealanders can trust. More >>
Protecting Independence While Embracing Partnership
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 5:18 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
In remarks delivered to an RBNZ event with industry stakeholders, Mr Hawkesby said that central bank operational independence does not mean complete autonomy or isolation. More >>
Transmission Currents And The Flow Of Monetary Policy To Domestic Financial Conditions
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 11:19 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Mr Richardson conveyed that financial conditions in New Zealand have loosened, with interest rates falling and credit conditions becoming more favourable. More >>
Navigating The Storm: Lessons From Monetary And Fiscal Policy During COVID-19
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 12:16 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
“COVID-19 gave us a crash course on how monetary and fiscal policy can interact in times of extreme economic turbulence. It’s important that we learn from that and carry these lessons forward to be ready for the next major shock." More >>
Monetary Policy And Financial Stability Report Dates August 2026 To February 2027
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 10:24 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Chief Economist Paul Conway says the Reserve Bank’s primary consideration when scheduling monetary policy decisions is data availability, to enable decisions to be made with as much information as possible. More >>
Reserve Bank To Ease LVR Restrictions
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 12:23 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
DTI restrictions help to underpin borrower resilience by acting as a guardrail for risky lending. They can help contain the severity and consequences of housing market corrections. More >>
RBNZ Publishes Competition Assessment Guidelines For Prudential Policy Development
Friday, 10 October 2025, 10:16 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Director Prudential Policy Jess Rowe says the guidelines are designed to support policy teams in identifying and assessing competition impacts early in the policy development process. More >>
Recruitment For External Members Of The Financial Policy Committee Is Now Underway
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 11:27 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The FPC will be a new committee of the Board of the RBNZ and will be given authority to make key policy decisions relating to financial stability. More >>
OCR Reduced To 2.5%
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 2:25 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
On balance, the Committee reached consensus to reduce the OCR by 50 basis points to 2.5 pc. The Committee remains open to further reductions in the OCR as required for inflation to settle sustainably near the 2 pc target mid-point in the medium ... More >>
Reserve Bank Establishes New Financial Policy Committee
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 11:05 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The FPC will consist of the RBNZ Board Chair, the Governor, three other RBNZ Board members, and up to two members who are not RBNZ Board members or employees of the RBNZ. More >>
RBNZ Releases Annual Report 2025
Monday, 6 October 2025, 12:45 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Annual Report shows its capability-building and has been designed to report against the Statement of Intent for 2024-28. More >>
RBNZ Opens Consultation On Use Of The Term ‘Bank’
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 10:31 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The consultation paper proposes expanding the use of the word ‘bank’ to all deposit takers that become licensed under the DTA. More >>
Strong Progress Made On Post-COVID-19 Recommendations For Monetary Policy
Monday, 29 September 2025, 10:27 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Chief Economist Paul Conway says the work published today reflects strong progress in responding to the 2022 review and strengthening our monetary policy framework. More >>
RBNZ Board Welcomes New Governor And Extension Of Current Governor’s Term
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 1:17 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Minister of Finance announced Dr Anna Breman as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for a five-year term from 1 December 2025. More >>
RBNZ Opens Final Phase Of Exchange Settlement Account System Applications
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 1:34 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The ESAS application process has remained open to registered banks throughout the access review. Licensed non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs) in New Zealand have been able to apply since April 2025. Now, all other interested entities can apply. More >>
New Monetary Policy Committee Member Appointed
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 2:35 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Agribusiness executive Hayley Gourley starts a four-year term on 1 October, replacing Professor Bob Buckle who retires from the MPC at the end of September 2025. Hayley Gourley will take part in the October Monetary Policy Review. More >>
Consultation On The Liquidity Management Review Opens
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 10:42 am | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
This consultation builds upon previous work, including speeches and Bulletins given as part of the Liquidity Management Review. Respondents to the consultation may choose to comment on one or both parts of the consultation and whichever questions are relevant ... More >>
Estimating New Zealand's Neutral Rate And Its Drivers: A VECM Approach
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 5:52 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
This note estimates the neutral rate for New Zealand using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). More >>
