Naming Adrian Orr's successor is past overdue

Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden is the latest name to hit the rumour mill to replace Adrian Orr at the RBNZ. (Image: Getty)

Pattrick Smellie

Tue, 23 Sep 2025

Today (Tuesday) marks 202 days since the resignation of the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Adrian Orr.Some 26 days ago, his chair at the time of that resignation, Neil Quigley, also left his post, largely because of the way he handled Orr’s resignation.He also left shortly after the Bank of Canada assistant governor, Toni Lavelle, who is believed to have been Quigley’s preferred candidate, came second in a selection process some weeks ago.The hiring process continued uninterrupted, however, as fellow director Rodger Fi...

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