Welcome to the New Zealand Treasury

The Treasury is the New Zealand Government’s lead advisor on economic and financial issues. We help manage the financial affairs of the Crown. Our goal is to improve living standards for all New Zealanders. To find out more about the Treasury and this website, read the welcome from Secretary to the Treasury, John Whitehead.

Guarantees

Guarantees for New Zealand financial institutions have been announced by the government: the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme (see the list of approved institutions), the Extended Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme and the Wholesale Funding Guarantee Facility.

Information for Mascot Finance Limited and Strata Finance Limited depositors can be found at Claims Process.

Topics

Areas of public expenditure or policy that are of common interest to site visitors:

• Regulation
• Health
• KiwiSaver
• Education
• Tax
• International
• Transport
• Climate Change

Information for…

Separate Treasury home pages highlighting releases, events and publications of interest to these audiences:

• State Sector
• Business
• Media
• Students
• Alumni
• Academics & Researchers
• Economic & Financial Analysts

Our Work Areas

The Treasury’s advice and operations are focused on:

• Economic Growth
• State Sector Performance
• Macroeconomic Stability

Related Sites

New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO)

This unit of the Treasury manages the government’s borrowing programme.

New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO)

This unit of the Treasury provides export credit guarantees to New Zealand exporters.

National Infrastructure Unit (NIU)

This unit of the Treasury takes a national overview of the government's infrastructure priorities - providing cross-government coordination, planning and expertise.

Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit (COMU)

This unit of the Treasury monitors the government’s investment in companies owned by the Crown, assists with the appointment of directors, and provides performance and governance advice to shareholding Ministers.

2025 Taskforce

The Treasury provides the secretariat supporting the 2025 Taskforce chaired by Dr Don Brash which reports annually to the government on how to close the income gap with Australia by 2025 and on progress towards that goal.