21 October 2025
John Luke
By email:
[FYI request #32526 email] Dear John
Thank you for your request of 08 October 2025, under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA), for:
[…] you have recently made Appointment of an External Member of the
Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you
have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad
and pay rate as well. Also, how many applications you have received for
each of the role from the public and how many you have received from other
nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for your role.
How many you have shortlisted and how many you have interviewed. Also,
can I request to view the appointment letter if there is one sent to the
appointee. I am happy for you to remove all the personal information.
I have decided to transfer your request in full to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)
under section 14 of the OIA, as it is more closely connected to the functions of the RBNZ.
If you would like to follow up on this request, I encourage you to email the RBNZ directly, at:
[email address]. Thank you for taking the time to write to me.
Yours sincerely
Hon Nicola Wil is
Minister of Finance