| Previous years: | Monthly: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | |
| Kauri bonds ($m) | |||||||
| Total | 27,080 | 24,205 | 22,355 | 22,355 | 22,355 | 22,355 | 23,455 |
| Financial corporations | 17,258 | 15,609 | 14,802 | 14,890 | 14,911 | 14,964 | 16,236 |
| Non-financial corporations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central government | 1,962 | 2,162 | 1,177 | 1,177 | 1,177 | 1,177 | 1,137 |
| Local government | 102 | 127 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
| Non-profit institutions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Households | 127 | 167 | 248 | 270 | 253 | 253 | 312 |
| Non-residents | 7,631 | 6,140 | 6,057 | 5,947 | 5,944 | 5,891 | 5,700 |
| Unallocated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEMO ITEM: Non-residents | |||||||
| Total held by non-residents ($m) | 7,631 | 6,140 | 6,057 | 5,947 | 5,944 | 5,891 | 5,700 |
| Proportion held by non-residents (%) | 28.2 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 24.3 |
The data: coverage, periodicity, and timeliness
Coverage
Nominal amount of Kauri bonds (non-resident issued debt securities) on issue in New Zealand at the end of the month. We source data from New Zealand registries (Computershare, Link Market Services and NZClear), a survey of nominee companies and registered banks.
Periodicity and timeliness
We publish data approximately three weeks after the end of the reference month.
Access by the public
Data release
Data is released on this page.
Statistics release calendar
The Statistics Release Calendar provides a long-term plan of scheduled releases. It is updated and released on the first working day of the month.
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Quality
Changes in methodology
From August 2016, we have sourced data from a securities database we developed. We have backdated data to July 2015, but this may differ from previously published data due to improvements in the classification of entities to the resident or non-resident sector.
Kauri bonds
Kauri bonds
Kauri bonds are New Zealand dollar (NZD) denominated debt security issued in New Zealand by a non-resident (or foreign) issuer.
Repo eligible Kauri bonds
Repo eligible Kauri bonds are accepted by the Reserve Bank for repurchase transactions.
Repo eligible securities and haircuts
Holdings of Kauri bonds
Financial corporations
Financial corporations consist of all units that provide mainly financial services, including financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation, and various supporting activities.
This sector includes securities held by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and registered banks in New Zealand.
Registered banks in New Zealand
Non-financial corporations
Non-financial corporations consist of resident business enterprises that produce goods and non-financial services to sell at competitive market prices that are sufficient to generate a profit or surplus in the long term.
Central government
Central government is responsible for functions such as taxation, law and order, defence, and those responsible for advancing the economic and social well-being of the country in other ways. It also includes funded social insurance schemes that are financed independently of government general revenue, through levies on households, employers, or the self-employed.
This sector includes securities held by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Earthquake Commission (EQC), New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF), and Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited (SRESL).
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF)
Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited (SRESL)
Local government
Local government consists of territorial authorities and regional councils, as well as the other non-market units and non-profit institutions they control.
Non-profit institutions
Non-profit institutions (serving households) consist of resident non-market institutional units that deliver goods or services to fulfil a social need or community interest.
Households
Households are New Zealand resident individuals, families, whänau, hapü, and marae in their role as final consumers and as owners of production factors.
Non-residents
The rest of the world consists of all non-resident institutional units that enter into transactions with resident units, or have other economic links with resident units.
Unallocated
Unallocated is used where the sector of ownership cannot be identified.
Other
Nominal value
The nominal value of securities represents the amount to be repaid at maturity.
Repurchase agreements
Repurchase agreements (repos) are an arrangement involving the provision of securities in exchange for cash with a commitment to repurchase the same or similar securities at a fixed price, either on a specified future date.
Symbols and conventions for summary table
| Symbol or convention | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0 | Zero or value rounded to zero |
| - | Not applicable |
| .. | Not available |
| bold | Revised/new |
| italics | Provisional |
| Light grey background | Historical |
General notes
- Individual figures may not sum to the totals due to rounding
- Percentage changes are calculated on unrounded numbers
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