Ākuhata
August
Governor Christian Hawkesby will give the following media interviews:
- Radio NZ's Morning Report from 6am to 9am
- Newstalk ZB from 7:30am to 8am
- CNBC TV from about 11.30am to 11:45am (NZ time)
Manager Forecasting Rebecca Williams will speak about the August Monetary Policy Statement at the SIFA conference in Queenstown at 1:45 to 2:45pm.
She will use presentation slides from the next Monetary Policy Statement, due to be published on 20 August 2025. There are no published speaking notes. There will be no new information. The event is not being livestreamed. There will be no media interviews.
Chief economist Paul Conway will speak to the Macro group from 12:30 to 2:30pm at Rutherford House, Victoria University of Wellington.
He will use presentation slides from the next Monetary Policy Statement, due to be published on 20 August 2025. There will be no new information. There are no published speaking notes. The event is not being livestreamed.
Hepetema
September
Chief Economist Paul Conway will speak to UBS clients at 7.45pm NZ time/ 5.45pm Sydney time in a virtual call.
He will use presentation slides from the Monetary Policy Statement, published on 20 August 2025. There will be no new information. There are no published speaking notes. The event is not being livestreamed.
Chief Economist Paul Conway will moderate a panel discussion on monetary-fiscal interactions in policymaking practice at the RBA annual research conference called Monetary and Fiscal Interactions.
This conference is being held under the Chatham House Rule.
Chief Economist Paul Conway will speak to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce at a lunchtime event on 10 September. The event will run from 12:30pm to 2pm.
He will use presentation slides from the next Monetary Policy Statement, due to be published on 20 August 2025. There will be no new information. There are no published speaking notes. The event is not being livestreamed.
Mr Conway will also refer to his recent speech on tariffs.
Download the speech (PDF, 1 MB)
At 11:15am, Governor Christian Hawkesby will provide brief remarks at the Financial Services Council’s annual conference.
Read Governor Hawkesby's opening remarks
The Governor will discuss the 20 August Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) and the Capital Review consultation which opened on 25 August. No new information will be provided regarding economic conditions or the August MPS. The remarks will be followed by a question and answer session with conference attendees.