What Nicola Willis was told ahead of Adrian Orr’s shock Reserve Bank resignation

What Nicola Willis was told ahead of Adrian Orr’s shock Reserve Bank resignation
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Staff reporters
It’s been revealed that Finance Minister Nicola Willis was briefed on how to answer questions from the media on whether Adrian Orr ever raised his voice with her, following his shock resignation as Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor.Documents released to the Herald under the Official Information Act shed some light on what happened in the lead-up to Orr’s unexplained resignation on March 5, almost halfway through his second term in the role.They show Willis met Orr on Feb 24.'Did the governor ever raise his voic...

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