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Information for Students

Page updated 4 Nov 2009

The Treasury publishes a range of documents that may be of interest to tertiary students including information about the New Zealand economy, the Government's finances and Treasury research papers.

Career and Scholarship Opportunities at the Treasury

  • Graduate Careers - gives an overview of our career opportunities for graduates, including information on how to apply.
  • Summer Internship Opportunities - provides an overview of our Summer Internship opportunities for students in their penultimate year at university.

Information on the New Zealand Economy

  • New Zealand Economic and Financial Overview - Contains a comprehensive overview of the structure and performance of New Zealand’s economy.
  • Treasury Forecasts (Economic and Fiscal Updates) - Provide information on the various forecasts produced by the Treasury on the New Zealand economy and the Government’s financial position.
  • New Zealand's Long Term Fiscal Position - Amendments to the Public Finance Act in 2004 mean the Treasury is now required to publish regular statements on New Zealand’s long-term fiscal position, looking out at least 40 years.
  • Monthly Economic Indicators - A regular stock-take of economic data releases prepared by the Treasury’s Macroeconomic Forecasting and Analysis team.
  • Budget 2009 and Budget 2008 - To access Budget documents such as the Estimates and Fiscal Strategy Report.
  • Key Facts For Taxpayers - For a summary of tax, expenditure and income data from the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2008.

Treasury Information

  • About Treasury - Gives an overview of who we are and what we do. 
  • Organisation Structure - Explains the structure of Treasury and the teams within each group.
  • Outcomes - Provides an overview of Treasury's three outcomes: improved economic performance; improved State sector performance; and macroeconomic stability.
  • Annual Report - For information on Treasury's performance against our outcomes. 

Research and Policy Publications

Treasury's research and policy publications are commissioned as part of the Treasury’s role in developing and providing advice to the Minister of Finance.

Speeches

The Secretary to the Treasury and other senior staff members regularly present speeches to external audiences on a range of topics relating to Treasury's work.

Other Organisations

If your query concerns one of the following topics, please contact the relevant organisation for more information:

Requesting Further Information from Treasury

If the information you require is not available on this page, please contact the Treasury:  information@treasury.govt.nz . We aim to respond to your request within 10 working days.

When requesting information from the Treasury, please make your request as specific as possible.

Spotlight on the Economy

World outlook is stronger but significant challenges remain

World outlook is stronger but significant challanges 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