Jan 22, 2026 | News, Opinion, Petition, Petition (DMF), Reserve Bank
A recent spat between the government and new Reserve Bank Governor, Dr Anna Breman, brought the issue of central bank independence into the spotlight again. We need the debate. There has been a consensus since the monetary reforms of the 1980s that monetary policy...
Apr 11, 2024 | Banking Reform, News, Opinion
By Don Richards, National Spokesperson for Positive Money New Zealand This opinion piece was first published in the NZ Herald on 9 April 2024. In its draft report on banking, the Commerce Commission highlighted Kiwibank’s potential to be a challenger bank to the...
May 21, 2023 | News, Opinion
Our 2023 “no frills” or “no thrills” budget is yet another missed opportunity that will consign the country to more debt. Few can argue against the need to fund infrastructure and resilience ($6 billion) and public housing ($3 billion) but the downside is that other...
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...
Dec 14, 2022 | News, Opinion, Reserve Bank
The Government and the Reserve Bank are letting banks off scot-free. The full cost of printing money for the Large Scale Asset Purchase Programme and the Funding for Lending Programme is now falling on taxpayers while banks make record profits. Support during Covid...
