The
history of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (PDF 804KB)
In 2009 the
Reserve Bank marked its 75th year of operations – three-quarters of a
century spanning some of New Zealand’s most tumultuous decades.
New Zealand economic and
financial chronology 1993 − 2011,
This chronology lists key
economic and financial events for the period January 1993 to December 2011.
Governors of the Reserve Bank − past and present
Reserve Bank Museum fact sheet. Also available as a PDF (253KB)
Our Coat of Arms − history and symbolism. Also available as a PDF (78KB)
Punatoto carving (PDF 55KB) − history and symbolism.
Otto Niemeyer’s
1931 report on Banking and Currency in New Zealand (PDF 8MB)
In July
1930 Otto Niemeyer of the Bank of England was asked by the Prime Minister of New
Zealand to report on ‘Banking and Currency in New Zealand’. His
report, tabled before Parliament in 1931, recommended that New Zealand should
establish a central bank. In the appendix to the report, Niemeyer provided a
seven-page draft Bill to institute the Reserve Bank. The actual Reserve Bank of
New Zealand Act was first legislated in 1933, and the Bank came into existence
in 1934.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
2 The Terrace
PO Box 2498
Wellington 6140
Telephone: +64 4 472 2029
Fax: +64 4 473 8554
Email: [email protected]
The Reserve Bank’s On the Money series is a collection of useful videos to explain important financial concepts.
Understand today’s economy. Explore its history.
Website: www.rbnzmuseum.govt.nz
Location: 2 The Terrace, Wellington
Opening hours: 9:30am–4:00pm Mon to Fri
Closed weekends & public holidays
Summer hours (January and February 2014): 9:30am–4:00pm Mon to Sat