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Story: Reserve Bank

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Origins and functions

  3. Reserve Bank, 1936 to 1984

  4. Central bank independence

  5. Independence and supervision

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Origins and functions

Bank notes

Bank notes

Sir Otto Niemeyer in Rotorua, 1930

Sir Otto Niemeyer in Rotorua, 1930

First Reserve Bank board of directors, 1934

First Reserve Bank board of directors, 1934

From page 2 - Reserve Bank, 1936 to 1984

The way we were in 1984

The way we were in 1984

Consumer price inflation

Consumer price inflation

Muldoon announces a wage and price freeze, 1982

Muldoon announces a wage and price freeze, 1982

Reserve Bank governor Ray White

Reserve Bank governor Ray White

Floating the New Zealand dollar

Floating the New Zealand dollar

From page 3 - Central bank independence

Roger Douglas and Don Brash

Roger Douglas and Don Brash

Reserve Bank building

Reserve Bank building

New governor of the Reserve Bank, Don Brash

New governor of the Reserve Bank, Don Brash

Wages and inflation

Wages and inflation

From page 4 - Independence and supervision

Bank of New Zealand

Bank of New Zealand

Disclosure statement

Disclosure statement

Surplus bank notes

Surplus bank notes

Shepherding the economy

Shepherding the economy (1st of 2)

Borrowers and savers

Borrowers and savers (2nd of 2)

Alan Bollard

Alan Bollard

How to cite this page:

John Singleton, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/reserve-bank/media (accessed 5 February 2023)

Story by John Singleton, published 20 Jun 2012

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