Welcome to the New Zealand Treasury
The Treasury is the New Zealand Government’s lead advisor on economic and financial issues. We help manage the financial affairs of the Crown. Our goal is to improve living standards for all New Zealanders. To find out more about the Treasury and this website, read the welcome from Secretary to the Treasury, John Whitehead.
Guarantees
Guarantees for New Zealand financial institutions have been announced by the government: the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme (see the list of approved institutions), the Extended Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme and the Wholesale Funding Guarantee Facility.
Information for Mascot Finance Limited and Strata Finance Limited depositors can be found at Claims Process.
Topics
Areas of public expenditure or policy that are of common interest to site visitors:
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Separate Treasury home pages highlighting releases, events and publications of interest to these audiences:
Our Work Areas
The Treasury’s advice and operations are focused on:
Related Sites
- New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO)
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This unit of the Treasury manages the government’s borrowing programme.
- New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO)
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This unit of the Treasury provides export credit guarantees to New Zealand exporters.
- National Infrastructure Unit (NIU)
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This unit of the Treasury takes a national overview of the government's infrastructure priorities - providing cross-government coordination, planning and expertise.
- Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit (CCMAU)
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This autonomous unit of the Treasury monitors the government’s investment in companies owned by the Crown, assists with the appointment of directors, and provides performance and governance advice to shareholding Ministers.
- 2025 Taskforce
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The Treasury provides the secretariat supporting the 2025 Taskforce chaired by Dr Don Brash which reports annually to the government on how to close the income gap with Australia by 2025 and on progress towards that goal.
Spotlight on the Economy
- World outlook is stronger but significant challenges remain
The outlook for the world economy has been revised up substantially since we prepared the Budget Update and is expected to have a positive impact on the demand for New Zealand goods and services. Indicators of domestic growth suggest the recovery gained momentum over the September quarter. More in Monthly Economic Indicators October 2009
Releases
- Results: Government Bond Tender Number 323 (NZDMO)19 Nov 2009
- Media Statement: Flexibility Being Introduced to Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme18 Nov 2009
- Report on Closing Income Gaps with Other OECD Countries - Information Release18 Nov 2009
- Results: Treasury Bill Tender Number 1292 (NZDMO)17 Nov 2009
- Tax Outturn Data September 200904 Nov 2009
- Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Three Months Ended 30 September 200904 Nov 2009
- New Zealand's Position Under the Kyoto Protocol04 Nov 2009
- Monthly Economic Indicators October 200902 Nov 2009
- Report of the Regulatory Responsibility Taskforce29 Oct 2009
- Challenges and Choices: New Zealand's Long-term Fiscal Statement29 Oct 2009
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Events
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