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...
May 30, 2025 | Monetary Financing, Submissions, Treasury
Treasury recently consulted on how the government should manage fiscal policy (i.e. government spending) through economic shocks and business cycles. Positive Money used this consultation as an opportunity to promote the use of Direct Monetary Financing as part of a...
Mar 1, 2023 | Monetary Financing, News
In November last year, our National Spokesperson Don Richards sent a letter to his local MP, Justice Minister Kiri Allan. In it, he outlined issues with our current monetary system and asked for her support to raise awareness: What we have seen is first, excessive...
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...
Mar 15, 2022 | Media Releases, Reserve Bank
The announcement of Paul Conway as the new Chief Economist at the Reserve Bank highlights a disturbing development at the Bank, says Positive Money NZ’s national spokesperson Don Richards. “In simple terms, we now have a revolving door at the highest levels between...
