Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 41°16′44″S 174°46′30″E / 41.278814°S 174.77503°E |
Established | 1 August 1934 |
Ownership | State-owned and governed under the 2021 Act |
Governor | Adrian Orr |
Central bank of | New Zealand |
Currency | New Zealand dollar NZD (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | NZ$39,565 million[1] |
Reserve requirements | None |
Interest on reserves | 4.25% |
Website | www |
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) (Māori: Te Pūtea Matua) is the central bank of New Zealand. It was established in 1934[2] and is currently constituted under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021.[3] The governor of the Reserve Bank, currently Adrian Orr, is responsible for New Zealand's currency and operating monetary policy.
1933 act
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).