The National party has been quite critical recently of Adrian Orr’s reappointment to the role of governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

This criticism interestingly breaks with tradition as these appointments are generally not politicised, indicating another area where the impacts of Covid have disrupted political processes.

For their regular interview, Casper spoke to National MP Dr Shane Reti about this appointment, why National has been speaking out against it, and what this says about the political independance of the RBNZ governor going forward.