Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Orr in an interview with NZ's National business Review (gated)
- is not "particularly worried" about a recent slowdown in New Zealand economic growth
- NZ relative to the rest of the world - "we're in a pretty good spot"
NZ has
- strong labour market
- a strong fiscal position
- good terms of trade
- room to cut interest rates if required
- exchange rate "has been behaving well"
- not concerned if the government borrows more to boost spending
