When the Facts Change

Shock and Orr

In an emergency edition of When The Facts Change, Bernard Hickey talks with NZ Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich and Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr about Adrian Orr’s surprise resignation.

07 Mar 2025

When the Facts Change

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Adrian Orr resigned as Reserve Bank Governor this week after 7 years in the job, but three years early, effective immediately and without explanation. Bernard Hickey talks in an emergency edition of When The Facts Change with NZ Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich, an Orr critic, about his legacy and how his replacement should change the bank, and with Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr about Orr’s operation of monetary policy.