12 December 2017
Mol y McCarthy, via FYI.org.nz
Email: [FYI request #6990 email]
Dear Ms McCarthy
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has received your request, made under the terms of
section 12 of the Official Information Act (the OIA), seeking:
In the recent recruitment process to appoint a new Governor of RBNZ (which resulted
in the Board recommending to the Minister of Finance that Adrian Orr be appointed as
Governor), please advise:
1. How many of the total applicants/individuals considered for the role were:
a) women; or
b) non-Pakeha; or
c) both.
2. What was the total number of applicants/individuals considered?
3. If there is a shortlisting process, how many of the individuals who were included on
that shortlist were:
a) women; or
b) non-Pakeha; or
c) both.
4. If there was a shortlisting process, how many individuals were included on the
shortlist in total?
Subject to the provisions of the OIA, you will be notified of the outcome of your request as
soon as practicable, but not later than 31 January 2018, being 20 working days after the date
of receipt.
Yours sincereley
Angus Barclay
External Communications Advisor
2 The Terrace, PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone 64 4 472 2029 Online at www.rbnz.govt.nz