Kia ora,  

   

Thank you for contacting the Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea
Matua.   

Please note that we are operating with a reduced team during the Christmas
and New Year period. We will aim to respond to you as soon as possible in
early 2023. In the meantime please read our frequently asked
questions below.    

 

Upcoming Monetary Policy Announcements   

See all the Monetary Policy Announcement and Financial Stability Report
dates for 2023/2024 [1]here. 

 

Money & Cash   

* [2]Returning old or damaged currency  
* [3]The Future of Cash   
* [4]Security and counterfeit detection  
* [5]Using images of currency    

Banknote or coin suggestions   
If your email is offering suggestions related to banknote or coin designs
then it will be kept for review as part of any future work in this area.  

Who we are and what we do  
We are kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem, working
to fulfil our purpose of Toitu te Ōhanga, Toitu te Oranga (enabling the
prosperity and wellbeing of all New Zealanders). We deliver on our mandate
by:  

o [6]Operating monetary policy to maintain low and stable inflation and
contribute to maximum sustainable employment  
o [7]Promoting a sound and efficient financial system  
o [8]Meeting the public’s cash needs  
o [9]Overseeing effective payments systems  

Statistics  
For any queries or clarifications on the [10]data and statistics we
publish, please email [11][email address].  

Firms we regulate  
The Reserve Bank is the prudential regulator of banks, insurers, and
non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs).   

o [12]List of registered banks in New Zealand  
o [13]List of licensed insurers   
o [14]Register of licensed NBDTs  

Complaints about banks, insurers, and NBDTs 
If you have a complaint, please deal directly with your bank or insurer in
the first instance. You can also contact the [15]Banking Ombudsman,
the [16]Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman, or the [17]Financial
Markets Authority. 

Looking for information about the strength of the financial system?  
Check out our [18]Bank Financial Strength Dashboard. You can also read our
regular assessments of the economy and the financial system:  

o [19]Monetary Policy Statement  
o [20]Financial Stability Report   

Please note that the Reserve Bank is not authorised to give legal or
financial advice. Please contact a lawyer or a financial adviser
instead.  

Kōrero – our speaking and engagement programme 
Reserve Bank staff meet and speak with a wide range of businesses,
industry forums, community groups, schools and universities. These
engagements are welcome opportunities to discuss topical issues and
policies, hear people’s experiences and answer questions.  

Please check out the [21]Kōrero webpage for more information on the
programme. To request a speaker, please email [22][email address].  

 

We’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

Kia ora,  

   

Thank you for contacting the Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea
Matua.   

Please note that we are operating with a reduced team during the Christmas
and New Year period. We will aim to respond to you as soon as possible in
early 2023. In the meantime please read our frequently asked
questions below.    

 

Upcoming Monetary Policy Announcements   

See all the Monetary Policy Announcement and Financial Stability Report
dates for 2023/2024 [23]here. 

 

Money & Cash   

* [24]Returning old or damaged currency  
* [25]The Future of Cash   
* [26]Security and counterfeit detection  
* [27]Using images of currency    

Banknote or coin suggestions   
If your email is offering suggestions related to banknote or coin designs
then it will be kept for review as part of any future work in this area.  

Who we are and what we do  
We are kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem, working
to fulfil our purpose of Toitu te Ōhanga, Toitu te Oranga (enabling the
prosperity and wellbeing of all New Zealanders). We deliver on our mandate
by:  

o [28]Operating monetary policy to maintain low and stable inflation and
contribute to maximum sustainable employment  
o [29]Promoting a sound and efficient financial system  
o [30]Meeting the public’s cash needs  
o [31]Overseeing effective payments systems  

Statistics  
For any queries or clarifications on the [32]data and statistics we
publish, please email [33][email address].  

Firms we regulate  
The Reserve Bank is the prudential regulator of banks, insurers, and
non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs).   

o [34]List of registered banks in New Zealand  
o [35]List of licensed insurers   
o [36]Register of licensed NBDTs  

Complaints about banks, insurers, and NBDTs 
If you have a complaint, please deal directly with your bank or insurer in
the first instance. You can also contact the [37]Banking Ombudsman,
the [38]Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman, or the [39]Financial
Markets Authority. 

Looking for information about the strength of the financial system?  
Check out our [40]Bank Financial Strength Dashboard. You can also read our
regular assessments of the economy and the financial system:  

o [41]Monetary Policy Statement  
o [42]Financial Stability Report   

Please note that the Reserve Bank is not authorised to give legal or
financial advice. Please contact a lawyer or a financial adviser
instead.  

Kōrero – our speaking and engagement programme 
Reserve Bank staff meet and speak with a wide range of businesses,
industry forums, community groups, schools and universities. These
engagements are welcome opportunities to discuss topical issues and
policies, hear people’s experiences and answer questions.  

Please check out the [43]Kōrero webpage for more information on the
programme. To request a speaker, please email [44][email address].  

 

We’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

 

 

Kind regards | Ngā mihi nui 

  

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua  

2 The Terrace, Wellington 6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140  

T + 04 471 3660  

E [45][RBNZ request email]   W [46]rbnz.govt.nz  

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Dear R S Grant,

 

Official information request for RBNZ staff information.

Thank you for your official information request of 12 February 2023 for:

How many staff does your HR (or equivalent) team contain now and how many
did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were in a
“diversity and inclusion” team or equivalent?

How many staff does your Communications (or equivalent) team contain now
and how many did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were
in a “internal communications” team or equivalent?

Please provide your response in terms of Full-Time Equivalent staff, and
please include any vacant positions.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Friday 10^th March 2023, being 20 working days
after the day of your request. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Charges for providing official information and publishing responses

The Official Information Act allows charges to be imposed for the
preparation of information that we send in response to requests. The
Reserve Bank is resourced to meet disclosure obligations for a reasonable
level of requests and generally will not impose charges for small, simple
or infrequent requests. Where the request is for information that requires
substantial collation, research and preparation work, and is chargeable,
we will work with you first to refine the request to a smaller scale or
scope that is less likely to involve charges.

 

Responses to official information requests are published on the Reserve
Bank’s website. We will confirm in our decision letter to you whether we
intend to publish our response to your request.

 

Further information about charges and publishing responses is available on
our website at
[1]www.rbnz.govt.nz/research-and-publications/official-information-requests.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Government and Industry Relations Team

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [3]Text Description automatically generated
Te Pūtea Matua
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2 The Terrace, Wellington
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
6140

W [2]rbnz.govt.nz

 

 

From: R S Grant <[5][FOI #21808 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 12 February 2023 3:51 pm
To: RBNZ Info <[6][RBNZ request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Staff numbers in certain areas

 

Dear Reserve Bank of New Zealand,

How many staff does your HR (or equivalent) team contain now and how many
did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were in a
“diversity and inclusion” team or equivalent?

How many staff does your Communications (or equivalent) team contain now
and how many did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were
in a “internal communications” team or equivalent?

Please provide your response in terms of Full-Time Equivalent staff, and
please include any vacant positions.

Yours faithfully,

R S Grant

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Dear R S Grant

 

Thank you for your request of 12 February 2023 to the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua made under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA), as follows:

How many staff does your HR (or equivalent) team contain now and how many
did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were in a
“diversity and inclusion” team or equivalent?

 

How many staff does your Communications (or equivalent) team contain now
and how many did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were
in a “internal communications” team or equivalent?

 

Please provide your response in terms of Full-Time Equivalent staff, and
please include any vacant positions.

 

The OIA requires that we advise of decisions on requests within 20 working
days of receipt. I am writing to advise that the RBNZ will be granting
your request in full, however, we are still in the final administrative
stages of preparing the response for release to you. We will send you the
information on Monday 13 March 2023.

 

Please accept my apologies for the short delay.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Thank you and kind regards,

 

Government and Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [3]Text Description automatically generated
Te Pūtea Matua
[4]cid:image010.png@01D7593A.4FF7BCD0   
2 The Terrace, Wellington
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
6140

W [2]rbnz.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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Dear R S Grant

 

Further to our email of Friday 10 March.

 

We had advised on Friday that we would have our OIA response out to you
today. Unfortunately, sickness has affected half of the OIA team today,
some of which will be ongoing over the week, and as a result we have been
unable to provide you with our response today.

 

We sincerely apologise for this delay – we will work to get the response
to you as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards

 

Government and Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [2]Text Description automatically generated
Te Pūtea Matua
[3]cid:image010.png@01D7593A.4FF7BCD0   
2 The Terrace, Wellington
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
6140

W [1]rbnz.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

From: Ministerial correspondence Mailbox
Sent: Friday, 10 March 2023 3:46 PM
To: [FOI #21808 email]
Subject: Decision on request - RBNZ

 

Dear R S Grant

 

Thank you for your request of 12 February 2023 to the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua made under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA), as follows:

How many staff does your HR (or equivalent) team contain now and how many
did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were in a
“diversity and inclusion” team or equivalent?

 

How many staff does your Communications (or equivalent) team contain now
and how many did it contain five years’ ago? Of these, how many are/were
in a “internal communications” team or equivalent?

 

Please provide your response in terms of Full-Time Equivalent staff, and
please include any vacant positions.

 

The OIA requires that we advise of decisions on requests within 20 working
days of receipt. I am writing to advise that the RBNZ will be granting
your request in full, however, we are still in the final administrative
stages of preparing the response for release to you. We will send you the
information on Monday 13 March 2023.

 

Please accept my apologies for the short delay.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[4]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Thank you and kind regards,

 

Government and Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [6]Text Description automatically generated
Te Pūtea Matua
[7]cid:image010.png@01D7593A.4FF7BCD0   
2 The Terrace, Wellington
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
6140

W [5]rbnz.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Please see attached our response to your request made under the Official
Information Act

 

Best regards,

 

 

Government & Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand –
Te Pūtea Matua [2]cid:image019.png@01D75622.D76B9DF0

2 The Terrace, Wellington  
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
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