Marcus Walsh
By email: [FYI request #24992 email]
21 December 2023
Dear Marcus
Official Information Act request dated 2 December 2023
We refer to your email dated 2 December 2023 requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) about 1News at Six broadcasts about the RBNZ
and/or the RBNZ’s Large Scale Asset Purchase programme (the Request). TVNZ’s
response is set out below.
Request
You have requested the following information in relation to 1News at Six broadcasts
for the time period 15 March 2020 to 31 May 2020:
1. Segments featuring interviews with staff from the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand; and
2. Segments mentioning the Large Scale Asset Purchase (LSAP) programme
introduced by the Reserve Bank
You have asked for the fol owing information in respect of each of the above
Segments:
1. Broadcast Date of Segment;
2. Segment Description;
3. Subject Matter; and
4. Name(s) of the Producer / Journalists / Interviewer / Interviewee (or any
other identifiable parties) involved in the segment.
Response
The below stories were located in our news archive for the relevant time period:
Broadcast date: 16 March 2020
Producer: Suzanne Burgess
Reporter: Katie Bradford
Segment Description: The Reserve Bank cuts the OCR cut to 0.25%. Comments by
Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank at a press conference included. Covid-19
impacts on the tourism sector.
Broadcast Date: 23 March 2020
Producer: Erica Woode
Reporter: Jack Tame
Segment Description: Speculation on banks’ mortgage relief plans. The Reserve
Bank’s role in supporting this.
Broadcast Date: 13 May 2020
Producer: Lee Taylor
Reporter: Katie Bradford
Segment Description: Reserve bank buying government bonds to inject cash into
the economy. Interest rates at historic lows. Discussion on likelihood of negative
interest rates. Interviews with Yuong Ha, Assistant Reserve Bank Governor and
Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank included.
Broadcast Date: 19 May 2020
Producer: Christina Campbell
Reporter: Katie Bradford
Segment Description: Support for businesses during Alert Level 2. The Reserve
Banks role in keeping interest rates low. Interview with Yuong Ha Assistant Reserve
Bank Governor included.
Broadcast Date: 27 May 2020
Producer: None
Reporter: Katie Bradford
Segment Description: Reserve Bank comments on interest rates suggesting they
could go lower. Includes an interview with Adrian Orr as Governor of the Reserve
Bank.
We trust this response assists with your query. If you are dissatisfied with TVNZ’s
response to your request, section 28 of the Act sets out the circumstances under
which you may seek review or further investigation by the Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely
Official Information Requests Team
TVNZ