Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Appointment of Internal and External Members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Pursuant to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 (“Act”), I hereby give notice that I have appointed the following as the initial internal and external members of the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:

Person

Designation

Term

Robert Allan Buckle

External Member

1 April 2019–31 March 2022

Peter Stuart Harris

External Member

1 April 2019–31 March 2022

Caroline Mary Saunders

External Member

1 April 2019–31 March 2023

Christian Hawkesby

Internal Member

1 April 2019–31 March 2024

Yuong Ha

Internal Member

1 April 2019–31 March 2020

As required pursuant to Schedule 1, clause 9 of the Act, each of these appointments will take effect on the main commencement of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Monetary Policy) Amendment Act 2018, being 1 April 2019. The designation of each appointee as either an internal or an external member of the monetary policy committee, and the term of their appointment, are as listed next to the relevant appointee’s name above.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of March 2019.

Hon GRANT ROBERTSON, Minister of Finance.