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Press Releases

Title Date
Monetary Policy matters 2 Feb 2012
RBNZ must respond to quantitative easing and lower interest rates elsewhere 26 Jan 2012
Currency a problem to be managed 16 Jan 2012
Slow insurance action heads raft of earthquake issues 21 Dec 2011
Port strike hits supply chains hard 16 Dec 2011
RBNZ remains reluctant to act 8 Dec 2011
Risks outweigh opportunities for manufacturers 2 Dec 2011
Cut OCR to match northern economies 2 Dec 2011
Same old same old won't fix the economy 25 Nov 2011
Economic reform needed to improve expectations 23 Nov 2011
Monetary and fiscal policy headline Labour's economic package 18 Nov 2011
RBNZ must explicitly target non-traded inflation 17 Nov 2011
NZ Dollar costs exporters $6.6 billion 16 Nov 2011
ChangeNZ launched to voice the needs of the tradable sector 9 Nov 2011
Target non-traded inflation 27 Oct 2011
Superannuation and Kiwisaver measures must be applauded 27 Oct 2011
Ratings downgrades reflect structural problems 30 Sep 2011
Low growth policy outcomes continue 22 Sep 2011
Greens encourage productive investment but add a carbon cost 21 Sep 2011
Reserve Bank and Government shirk responsibilities 15 Sep 2011
RBNZ lessons from the Swiss 13 Sep 2011
Exporting raw materials the path to poverty 23 Aug 2011
Discontent over earthquake insurance 19 Aug 2011
Rebalance won't happen while exchange rate constrains inflation 28 Jul 2011
Government Procurement Policy must consider total economic cost 22 Jul 2011
Capital Gains Tax will help rebalancing 7 Jul 2011
Revise Reserve Bank Act to tackle dollar 9 Jun 2011
Currency 'head wind' more like a gale 1 Jun 2011
Labour beginning to offer economic choice 23 May 2011
Balancing the books but not the economy 20 May 2011
Budget needs focus on generating revenue 16 May 2011
Exchange rate and house prices overvalued: IMF 11 May 2011
Action needed on asset bubbles. 4 May 2011
Export growth ignored again 29 Apr 2011
Post Earthquake Survey - Bent but not broken! 13 Apr 2011
IMF supports capital controls 7 Apr 2011
Earthquake Memorial: yes, but not yet, 11 Mar 2011
More of the same 9 Feb 2011
Unemployment rise needs policy action 4 Feb 2011
Goff’s ‘State of the Nation’ speech shows some progress 25 Jan 2011
Focus on savings and investment good but dollar and tax can’t be ignored 25 Jan 2011
RBNZ: Right message but no action 9 Dec 2010
OCR cut still justified 6 Dec 2010
NZ’s liquidity depends on overseas perceptions 23 Nov 2010
Currency management and economic rebalancing 11 Nov 2010
2025 Taskforce again long on diagnosis, short on therapy 4 Nov 2010
Currency problem ‘worse than 2007’ 1 Nov 2010
Open up on policy options 30 Oct 2010
Don't cut trade training support 22 Oct 2010
Control inflation in the non-traded sector 18 Oct 2010
NZ must solve its own currency issue 8 Oct 2010
0.9% over 7 years not good enough 30 Sep 2010
Manufacturing sales defy downturn 30 Sep 2010
Judgement the key to supporting staff through earthquake 24 Sep 2010
Economy as unbalanced as ever 23 Sep 2010
OCR damage continues 16 Sep 2010
Cut the OCR 14 Sep 2010
Sales improve 2 Sep 2010
Same old problems dent recovery 5 Aug 2010
Growth continues at snails pace 30 Jul 2010
Will the RBNZ halt English’s rebalancing? 27 Jul 2010
Stay Off the Brakes 23 Jul 2010
Kiwi Jobs Bill 14 Jul 2010
Pride or Prudence 8 Jul 2010
Monetary Policy reform needed to rebalance our economy 24 Jun 2010
OCR hike reckless 10 Jun 2010
Weakness persists 8 Jun 2010
RBNZ must wait until September, at least 4 Jun 2010
IMF report shows budget not even close 28 May 2010
Reality does not match the rhetoric 20 May 2010
Action needed on business lending contraction 19 May 2010
Pale shadow of the R&D tax credit 11 May 2010
Hope triumphs over uncertainty as confidence improves 7 May 2010
Where Production Goes R&D Will Follow 22 Apr 2010
OCR Must Remain on Hold 15 Apr 2010
Domestic Sales Support Growth 6 Apr 2010
OCR inflation Targeting 'not optimal', time for change 10 Mar 2010
Restore the R&D Tax Credit 24 Feb 2010
IMF report champions reality over rhetoric 19 Feb 2010
Still no real change 9 Feb 2010
Lower for longer must be the message from the RBNZ 25 Jan 2010
Government must heed Tax Working Group’s advice 20 Jan 2010
Exporters continue to bear the brunt of monetary policy 11 Dec 2009
Good advice? Perhaps, but much more is needed. 30 Nov 2009
Exporters need monetary policy changes 20 Nov 2009
Welcome action on monetary policy 19 Nov 2009
Policy framework needs attention 11 Nov 2009
Down before up for the OCR 27 Oct 2009
More to this than the US dollar 22 Oct 2009
Just more talk as the dollar climbs 9 Oct 2009
Tax Working Group needs Government leadership. 6 Oct 2009
Political suicide no more – Govt must listen to advice on capital gains 22 Sep 2009
OCR decision inexplicable 10 Sep 2009
Government must act on Treasury warning 8 Sep 2009
Bollard: more than talk? 7 Sep 2009
NZMEA submission calls for systemic changes 3 Sep 2009
Reserve Bank delay costly 28 Aug 2009
Workable approach to climate change 21 Aug 2009
Westpac economists well off the mark 10 Aug 2009
Reserve Bank must act now 6 Aug 2009
Reserve Bank waits until September 30 Jul 2009
Currency must fall for productivity to rise 27 Jul 2009
Inquiry good, but net must be cast wider 21 Jul 2009
Inflation down: it is now time for more than talk 16 Jul 2009
86% support inquiry into financial sector - survey 2 Jul 2009
Real economy continues to slow 26 Jun 2009
Country of origin labelling must be compulsory 24 Jun 2009
R&D Funding Not Working 19 Jun 2009
Monetary Policy problems sit with MP's not the banks 12 Jun 2009
Status quo not good enough 11 Jun 2009
Cut 50 points and toughen the language 9 Jun 2009
Government ignores advice and clings to the past 4 Jun 2009
Appetite for debt fuels rise in the dollar 3 Jun 2009
Budget – spending cuts yes, but what about growth? 28 May 2009
Budget must focus on the real economy 26 May 2009
New strategy needed to deliver on new goals 7 May 2009
Still more to do on interest rates. 30 Apr 2009
RBNZ has room to move 28 Apr 2009
NZTE changes - smoke not substance 22 Apr 2009
Inflation subsidies but at what cost 17 Apr 2009
NZMEA backs calls for more focus on currency stability 8 Apr 2009
RBNZ buying currency when it should be selling 31 Mar 2009
NZ's Productivity lags behind 13 Mar 2009
OCR Cut - Why not more? 12 Mar 2009
Cut the OCR to 2.5% 9 Mar 2009
English defies the evidence on monetary policy 20 Feb 2009
Creating 'iconic' firms 18 Feb 2009
Fisher Paykel's problems are not new 17 Feb 2009
Making monetary policy more effective 10 Feb 2009
Treasury on target but ignored 3 Feb 2009
 
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