28th May 2026 OCR / RBNZThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand has held the Official Cash Rate at 2.25%, while warning inflation pressures are expected to intensify in the near term amid ongoing global uncertainty and the impacts of the Middle East conflict.
9th April 2026 OCR / RBNZThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Monetary Policy Committee has kept the Official Cash Rate on hold at 2.25%.
24th March 2026 Iran / RBNZReserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman says the Iran conflict could impact visitor demand for New Zealand.
20th February 2026 OCR / RBNZThe benchmark Official Cash Rate remained unchanged by the Reserve Bank yesterday at 2.25%, with expectations headline inflation will return to the target 1%-3% band in the March 2026 quarter.
27th November 2025 OCR / RBNZThe Reserve Bank has reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.25%.
9th October 2025 OCR / RBNZThe Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 2.5%.