Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman shared her vision for the Reserve Bank at a lunch yesterday hosted by Business Canterbury. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCautious householder spending and big global shocks are the main pressures Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman sees tripping up the economic recovery. The new governor gave a confident first formal talk to business owners at a lunch hosted by Business Canterbury at Christchurch’s Air Force Museum yesterday. Dr Breman said the projection for the NZ economy was looking pretty good after three years of almost no growth. The other risk to Reserve Bank projections for economic growth in the year ahead was further afield.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 20, 2026 15:34 UTC