OCR
Official Cash Rate slashed to 1 percent
The Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 1 percent - the biggest single move by the central bank in eight years. Video, Audio
The Cookies and Cream mystery and other economic conundrums
The Two Cents' Worth team have gone in search of answers to their most burning economic questions.
What happened to Tip Top Cookies and Cream ice cream? Where did all the boutique barbershops in… Audio
The price of money
Last week the OCR dropped 25 basis points. What is the OCR, why does it matter, how’s the Government involved, and why weren’t the basis points better attached? Audio
OCR cut: A small boost for home buyers, a setback for retirees
For most New Zealanders, a drop in the official cash rate is a double-edged sword.
Reserve Bank holds key interest rate at 1.75%
The Reserve Bank has held its cash rate unchanged, as expected, and reaffirmed it's likely to be on hold for the forseeable future.
RBNZ holds cash rate, on hold into next year
The easiest decison he'd ever made.... That's how the new Reserve Bank governor described his first call on interest rates today, when he left the official cash rate at a record low of 1 point 75… Video, Audio
RBNZ holds OCR steady at 1.75%
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has held interest rates steady, as expected, in his last monetary statement this morning.
Reserve Bank holds OCR at 1.75%
The Reserve Bank has held the Official Cash Rate at its record low of 1.75 percent, as expected.
Indebted households told to beware despite OCR on hold
Homeowners are being warned mortgage rates are likely to rise further after the Reserve Bank today kept the official cash rate at 1.75 percent. Audio
Interest rates cuts considered unlikely
The Reserve Bank reviews interest rates this morning. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara explains why analysts are ruling out a cut. Audio
OCR expected to be on hold all year - ASB forecast
The ASB Bank says interest rates are likely to be on hold all this year, while the currency will be firm. Audio
NZ's housing market: The sound of stretching rubber
Opinion - House sale volumes are sliding and inflation is slowing, but it's too early to say New Zealand's property market balloon has burst, writes Bernard Hickey.
Trump added to RBNZ's risk watch-list as it cuts interest rates
The Reserve Bank is denying that Donald Trump's election is behind today's cash rate cut - but admits Mr Trump's economic plan carries risk. Audio
Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 1.75%
The Reserve Bank has cut the cost of borrowing to a record low 1.75 percent and indicated that would be the last reduction in this cycle.
Reserve Bank cuts OCR to a record low
The Reserve Bank did what was expected and cut the official cash rate to a record low. Audio
Reserve Bank likely to hold the line on OCR
The Reserve Bank looks set to sit on the sidelines when it reviews its official cash rate (OCR) on Thursday. Audio
Reserve Bank defends continued interest cuts
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has reaffirmed plans to further lower the official cash rate, defending the bank's strategy of continued cuts.
RBNZ head remains firm on bank's approach
The Reserve Bank governor has defended his approach as MPs accuse the bank of losing its grip on inflation and failing to act decisively.
Reserve Bank urged to cut interest rate further
The Reserve Bank has defended its .25 percent interest rate cut today, saying a larger cut wasn't needed. Audio
Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 2 percent
The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate to 2 percent today, and its governor Graeme Wheeler has signalled more reductions may come in the next six months. Audio