Finance
Open banking goes live for Kiwi customers
Open banking goes live today, opening the door to faster loan approvals, easier bill management, and personalised budgeting insights, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs...
New Reserve Bank Chair appointed
Former investment banker, Rodger Finlay, has been appointed Chair of the Reserve Bank and businesswoman Rhiannon McKinnon has been appointed to the Bank’s Board.
“The...
Finance Minister welcomes help for home buyers
Changes to bank lending rules that will help people to buy their first homes have been welcomed by Finance Minister, Nicola Willis.
The Reserve Bank...
Govt accepts banking competition inquiry recommendations
The Government has accepted or partially accepted all the recommendations made by the Finance and Expenditure Committee’s inquiry into banking competition.
The inquiry examined the...
Treasury stewardship report calls for policy change
The Treasury has published its final stewardship report, He Puna Hao Pātiki Investment Statement 2025, which describes the current state and value of the...
Public Trust reveals annual revenue of $85.6m
Public Trust has released its 2024/2025 full year financial results, reporting net profit before tax of $6.5 million on revenue of $85.6 million.
The government-owned...
Govt to extend Crown Liquidity Facility for council funding agency
The Government has announced it will increase and extend the Crown Liquidity Facility (CLF) that it provides to the New Zealand Local Government Funding...
Refreshed tax programme to build on progress
Revenue Minister Simon Watts has today announced a refreshed Tax and Social Policy Work Programme which he says sharpens the focus on growing the...
Finance Minister welcomes latest inflation figures
Acting Finance Minister, Chris Bishop, has welcomed the latest figures showing inflation remaining within the Reserve Bank’s target range.
Stats NZ reported today that annual...
New research funding body to be established
Science, Innovation and Technology Minister, Shane Reti, has today announced a new single, independent board will be established to make New Zealand's science funding...
Finance Minister welcomes relaxed lending restrictions
Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s intention to relax restrictions on lending, saying the move will make it easier for first...
Latest statements show Govt spending down as percentage of GDP
Finance Minister, Nicola Willis says today’s Government financial statements for 2024/25 are the first to fully reflect decisions made by the current Government and...
Long-term Fiscal Statement published
The Treasury has published He Tirohanga Mokopuna, its latest Long-Term Fiscal Statement, which highlights the growing pressures on New Zealand’s public finances and calls for...
Swedish economist named new Reserve Bank Governor
The First Deputy Governor of Sweden’s central bank, Dr Anna Breman, has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New...
New appointment to Reserve Bank
Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, has announced the appointment of Hayley Gourley (pictured) to the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The MPC is the independent...
