KIWI BOND INTEREST RATES The New Zealand Debt Management Office announced today that the six-month Kiwi Bond interest
rate is to be reduced by 0.25%, effective from 2 May 2003. The interest rates on the one, two and four-year Kiwi Bond
maturities remain unchanged.
Kiwi Bond interest rates are set periodically from the moving averages of domestic wholesale rates. These changes have
been made in response to recent changes in wholesale market interest rates.
The new rates are as follows:
For subscriptions of $5,000 - $250,000
Maturity Rate
6 months 5.00 percent per annum 1 year 5.00 percent per annum 2 years 5.00 percent per annum 4 years 5.00
percent per annum
For subscriptions of $1,000 - $4,900
Maturity Rate
6 months 4.50 percent per annum 1 year 4.50 percent per annum 2 years 4.50 percent per annum 4 years 4.50
percent per annum