Briefing on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

December 2008

This paper has been prepared to brief the incoming Minister of Finance on the role and functions of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The paper is also intended to be a useful briefing for other interested parties.

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2008 Briefing on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (PDF 1.6MB)

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• Introduction, executive summary and key issues (PDF 49KB)
• Section 1: The current environment (PDF 656KB)
• Section 2: Functions of the Reserve Bank (PDF 1MB)
• Section 3: Governance and management (PDF 632KB)