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...
Feb 10, 2022 | Media Releases, News, Submissions
The Green Party’s call for an inquiry into the government’s economic response to Covid is welcome, but needs to go a step further, says Positive Money national spokesperson Don Richards. “Rather than a select committee inquiry, the public deserves an...
Aug 9, 2021 | News, Submissions
The Positive Money team has followed up our parliamentary petition with a submission to Parliament. Positive Money launched its petition to offer an alternative to the emergency Covid-19 financing mechanism known as quantitative easing (QE) or ‘Large Scale Asset...
Nov 25, 2020 | Media Releases, News
The Reserve Bank is embarking on a scheme that will squander $28 billion, according to Don Richards, the National Spokesperson for Positive Money New Zealand (PMNZ). Through its so-called Funding for Lending programme, the Reserve Bank will provide $28 billion...
Apr 7, 2020 | Media Releases, News
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it and our Reserve Bank has chosen to repeat a costly mistake, says Positive Money national spokesperson Don Richards. “While the $12 billion Covid-19 stimulus package to workers and small businesses was...
