Reserve Bank of New Zealand Email Format
BankingNew Zealand501-1000 Employees
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, known as Te Pūtea Matua, serves as the country’s central bank. Based in New Zealand, it operates within the banking sector and maintains a substantial workforce. Its core purpose is to support economic wellbeing and higher living standards across the population by directing monetary policy and overseeing financial stability. Its mandates include keeping inflation low and stable while promoting maximum sustainable employment; ensuring a sound and efficient financial system; meeting the public’s cash needs; and providing reliable payment and settlement services to financial institutions. In 2025 the bank made governance changes, appointing Anna Breman as Governor and Rodger Finlay as Board Chair. In 2026 it filed civil proceedings in the High Court against The Co-operative Bank Limited over breaches of laws aimed at stopping money laundering and the financing of terrorism.