Aug 16, 2023 | Media Releases, News
The Prime Minister says that all funding options will be considered for the three proposed Auckland Harbour tunnels. But the option that entails no tolling, borrowing or public-private partnerships is being ignored. Our Reserve Bank could create the money in much the...
Mar 20, 2023 | Media Releases, Open Letter
In November last year, we raised our concerns about the Reserve Bank’s Large Scale Asset Purchases programme (LSAP) and proposed a better alternative. Finance Minister Grant Robertson responded — unsatisfactorily in our opinion. The letter below highlights our...
Feb 20, 2023 | Media Releases, Monetary Financing, News, Opinion
The clean-up bill for Cyclone Gabrielle will be way in excess of the $14 million promised by our Prime Minister and much of the financial burden may well fall on hard pressed councils. Councils are already struggling under the weight of the devastation caused by...
Feb 1, 2023 | Media Releases, News, Opinion
Our new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins plans to reprioritise policies and focus on the economy in his first year as leader. We at Positive Money New Zealand agree with the focus on the economy and would like to help him avoid the pitfalls from previous attempts at...
Oct 20, 2022 | Media Releases, Monetary Financing, News, Reserve Bank
To: Members of the Petitions Committee, New Zealand Parliamentcc: Dr Duncan Webb, MP (the MP who received our petition) Follow up to our petition, “The Reserve Bank Covid-19 recovery direct funding petition”, published 1 July 2021 You may remember that our petition...
Sep 29, 2022 | Media Releases, News, Opinion
The Government is to be applauded for its repurchase of Kiwibank. It now has the opportunity to introduce some real competition into the banking system that is dominated by the big four Australian-owned banks. The Government is taking on the supermarket duopoly due to...
