Pursuant to sections 54 and 57 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 and section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1999, I change the appointment of

Bridget Coates (formerly Liddell)

as a director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 1 October 2013 (notified in the New Zealand Gazette, 15 August 2013, No. 108, page 2924) to end on 12 March 2017.

The appointment from 1 October 2013 was to fill an extraordinary vacancy created by the resignation of Dr Arthur Grimes who had been appointed for five years from 13 March 2012 to 12 March 2017 (notified in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 January 2012, No. 1, page 37).

Pursuant to section 54 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989, I reappoint

Bridget Coates (formerly Liddell)

as a director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 13 March 2017 to 12 March 2022.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of March 2017.

Hon STEVEN JOYCE, Minister of Finance.