All New Releases - The Treasury

Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Nine Months Ended 31 March 2011

Released 10 May 2011. The Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Nine Months Ended 31 March 2011 were released by the Treasury today.

Results: Government Bond Tender Number 396 (NZDMO)

The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) has released the results of Government bond tender number 396 held on 5 May 2011.

2010/11 Domestic Bond Programme Increased to $20 Billion (NZDMO)

The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) today announced that the 2010/11 domestic bond programme has been increased by $3.5 billion to a maximum of $20 billion.

Results: Treasury Bill Tender Number 1365 (NZDMO)

The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) has released the results of Government bond tender number 1365 held on 3 May 2011.

Monthly Economic Indicators April 2011

Released 2 May 2011. Data released in April provided further insight into the effects on the New Zealand economy of the devastating February earthquake. While the earthquake has caused considerable disruption to economic activity in Canterbury, business confidence elsewhere has rebounded supporting our view that the New Zealand economy continues to recover, albeit gradually.

Final Report of the Review of Expenditure on Policy Advice

Released 28 Apr 2011. The final report of the Review of Expenditure on Policy Advice, which was chaired by Dr Graham Scott, was provided to the Minister of Finance, Minister of State Services and the Minister for Regulatory Reform in December 2010 and has been released today.

Media Statement: Crown appoints John Pritchard to AMI Board of Directors

Released 15 Apr 2011. The Treasury, on behalf of the Crown, has appointed John Pritchard to the board of directors of AMI Insurance Limited.

Tri-Treasury Conference Information Release

Released 15 Apr 2011. The Treasury has released documents relating to the Tri-Treasury conference involving the heads of the New Zealand, Australian and United Kingdom Treasuries held in Hawke's Bay in February 2011.

Results: Government Bond Tender Number 393 (NZDMO)

The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) has released the results of Government bond tender number 393 held on 14 April 2011.

South Canterbury Finance Limited - Second Information Release

Released 14 Apr 2011. The Treasury's second South Canterbury Finance information release covers the entire period of SCF's participation in the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme and includes emails.

Treasury releases benchmarking report

Released 13 Apr 2011. Released 13 Apr 2011. The Treasury today released the results of a benchmarking exercise on administrative and support service performance in 33 state sector agencies.

Does New Zealand Superannuation provide an adequate income for older Kiwis? - Panel Discussion Note by Gabriel Makhlouf

Released 12 Apr 2011. Gabriel Makhlouf, Deputy Chief Executive of the Treasury participated in a panel discussion at the Age Concern Conference on 12 April 2011 on the topic: Does New Zealand Superannuation provide an adequate income for older Kiwis?

2010/11 Domestic Bond Programme Increased to $16.5 Billion (NZDMO)

The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) today announced that the 2010/11 domestic bond programme has been increased by a further $1.5 billion to a maximum of $16.5 billion.

Speech: Role of Public Sector Performance in Economic Growth

Released 1 Apr 2011. The Treasury has released a speech delivered by Andrew Kibblewhite, Deputy Chief Executive of the Treasury, at the Institute of Policy Studies in Wellington on 1 April 2011.

Media Statement: Treasury Finds Size and Structure of Government Matters for Growth

Released 1 Apr 2011. The Treasury today published a paper that explores the relationship between economic growth and the size and structure of the state sector.

Tri-Treasury Conference - Information Release

Released 4 Mar 2011. The heads of the New Zealand, Australian and United Kingdom Treasuries met in Hawke's Bay from 16-18 February 2011.

Increase to the 2010/11 Domestic Bond Programme (NZDMO)

Released 30 Mar 2011. The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) today announced that the 2010/11 domestic bond programme has been increased by $1.5 billion to a maximum of $15 billion to allow for continued regular issuance.

Speech: Public Sector Performance - the New Zealand experience

Released 17 Mar 2011. The Treasury has released a speech delivered by Fergus Welsh, Chief Financial Officer of the Treasury, at the CPA Australia Conference in Melbourne on 10 March 2011.

Media Advisory: Publication of Paper: New Zealand's Exchange Rate Cycles - Impacts and Policy

Released 14 Mar 2011. The Treasury released a research paper which examines the extent to which exchange rate fluctuations hinder New Zealand's tradable sector and broader economic performance.

Economic Development Indicators 2011

Released 18 Feb 2011. Economic Development Indicators 2011 (EDI 2011) is a joint Ministry of Economic Development (MED), Treasury and Statistics New Zealand report providing a comprehensive and objective descrition of New Zealand's recent economic performance compared to other OECD countries.

Media Statement: NZ Treasury instigates stimulus research papers

Released 18 Feb 2011. A special issue of the leading UK economics publication, The Economic Journal, has published a set of research papers on the impact of governments' fiscal stimulus packages, in a project initiated by the New Zealand Treasury’s chief economist, Norman Gemmell.

Media Statement: NZ, Australian and UK Treasury heads meet

Released 16 Feb 2011. The heads of the New Zealand, Australian and United Kingdom Treasuries will meet in Hawke's Bay from 16-18 February.

Saving New Zealand: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Barriers to Growth and Prosperity: Final Report to the Minister of Finance

Released 1 February 2011. The final report of the Savings Working Group has been released on the Treasury website. Related material released today includes a media statement by the Chairman of the Savings Working Group, material presented at today's media briefing, and background papers prepared for the Savings Working Group during its deliberations.

Mixed Ownership Model for Crown Commercial Entities (Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit)

Released 28 Jan 2010. The Treasury's Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit (COMU) has released material it provided to Ministers relating to Crown ownership of commercial entities.

Media Advisory: Crown guarantees withdrawn for the three merger partners following issue of replacement guarantee

Released 5 Jan 2011. Following approval of Combined Building Society under the Extended Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme that runs until 31 December this year, the Crown today gave notice to Canterbury Building Society, Southern Cross Building Society and MARAC Finance Limited that it was withdrawing the Crown retail deposit guarantee, effective immediately upon receipt of the notice by the three financial institutions.

Media Advisory: Crown guarantee approved for three merger partners

Released 5 Jan 2011. The Crown today approved Combined Building Society for participation in the Extended Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme that runs until 31 December this year. Combined Building Society is successor to the Crown guaranteed obligations of Canterbury Building Society, Southern Cross Building Society and MARAC Finance Limited.

Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and their Supporting Information: Technical Guide for Departments

Released 22 Dec 2010. The Treasury has published updated guidance for departments that sets out the purpose and content requirements for Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and their Supporting Information for Budget 2011.

Savings Working Group - Submissions Released

Released 17 Dec 2010. The Savings Working Group has released submissions received from Kiwibank Limited and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

Media Advisory: Publication of Paper: New Zealand's Exchange Rate Cycles - Evidence and Drivers

Released 17 Dec 2010. The Treasury released a research paper which deciphers the evidence of how volatile and variable the New Zealand dollar has been compared with the currencies of a number of other relevant economies and examines what drives the New Zealand exchange rate over different time horizons.

Interim Report by the Savings Working Group

Page updated 16 Dec 2010. The Savings Working Group has released its interim report.

New Zealand Superannuation Fund Contribution Rate Model - HYEFU 2010 Update

Released 14 Dec 2010. The Treasury has published an updated New Zealand Superannuation Fund Contribution Rate Model to coincide with the released of the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) 2010.

2010 Investment Statement of the Government of New Zealand

Released 14 Dec 2010. The Treasury has published the 2010 Investment Statement of the Government of New Zealand.

Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) 2010

Released 14 Dec 2010. The Treasury has published its latest forecasts for the economy and government finances in the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) 2010. HYEFU 2010 is published conjointly with the government's Budget Policy Statement 2011.

Fiscal Strategy Model - HYEFU 2010 Update

Released 14 Dec 2010. The Treasury has published an updated version of its Fiscal Strategy Model (FSM) to coincide with the release of the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) 2010.

Update to the 2010/11 Domestic Bond Programme (NZDMO)

Released 14 Dec 2010. The New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO) announced today an increase in the 2010/11 government bond programme from $12.5 billion to $13.5 billion, having already completed $7.8 billion (62%) of the original programme.

Budget Policy Statement 2011

Released 14 Dec 2010. The government's Budget Policy Statement 2011 was published today conjointly with the Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) 2010.

Media Statement: Original Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme payments completed

Released 8 Dec 2010. More than 38,000 depositors have been paid under the original Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme that expired this year, after the finance companies they invested with defaulted on their obligations.

Media Advisory: Release of paper examining New Zealand's real interest rate premium

Released 1 Dec 2010. The Treasury released a research paper which outlines an analytical framework to answer the question as to why inflation-adjusted interest rates have on average been higher in New Zealand than in most OECD countries over the past couple of decades.

Media Advisory: Release of paper - Estimating New Zealand's Structural Budget Balance

Released 29 Nov 2010. The Treasury released a research paper which reviews the method for estimating the structural budget balance of the New Zealand government.

Media Statement: Eligible deposits with Equitable Mortgages protected by Crown guarantee

Released 26 Nov 2010. Eligible depositors with Equitable Mortgages Limited can claim repayment from the Crown, Treasury Deputy Secretary Financial Operations Phil Combes said today.