Useful pages for school projects
In the past, teachers and students have found these resources to be helpful with school projects:
You may also want to look at the About Us section for more information about the Reserve Bank.
About New Zealand’s money
Explaining currency: New
Zealand’s bank notes and coins (PDF 398KB)
General information on
New Zealand’s bank notes and coins, including pictures.
You may also want to look at the Notes and Coins section for more information.
About the New Zealand economy
What is
inflation?
A one-page fact sheet on what inflation is in the New Zealand
context.
What is the Official Cash
Rate?
A one-page fact sheet on the primary instrument that the Reserve
Bank uses to implement monetary policy.
The Official Cash Rate in action
A
detailed look at how the Official Cash Rate works and how it affects the
economy.
The PIE (People, Inflation, Economics) Kit An educational resource for Year 9 & 10 students.
The Tale of the TT2
A story about inflation for
junior students.
You may also want to look at the Monetary Policy section for more information.
