As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2009
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 18-K/A
Amendment No. 1
ANNUAL REPORT
of
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF NEW ZEALAND
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: June 30, 2008
SECURITIES REGISTERED
(As of the close of the last fiscal period)
Title of Issue | | Amounts as to which registration is effective | | Names of exchanges on which registered |
Twenty-five Year 9 7/8% Bonds Due January 15, 2011 | | US$150,000,000 | | New York Stock Exchange |
Name and address of person authorized to receive notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
MS. KIRSTY GRAHAM
Acting Permanent Representative
of the New Zealand Permanent Mission
to the United Nations
One United Nations Plaza
25th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Copies to:
JOHN E. ESTES
Sullivan & Cromwell
101 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 (the “Annual Report”) by filing the following additional exhibits.
Exhibit (e)(1) – 2009 Minister’s Executive Summary
Exhibit (e)(2) – 2009 Budget Speech
Exhibit (e)(3) – 2009 Fiscal Strategy Report
Exhibit (e)(4) – 2009 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update
Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the Internet sites mentioned in the exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 18-K, as amended, does not form a part of the Annual Report. All references to Internet sites are for informational purposes only.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 18-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at Wellington, New Zealand on the 17th of June, 2009.
| HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF NEW ZEALAND |
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| By | /s/ Andrew James Turner |
| | ANDREW JAMES TURNER |
| | Acting Treasurer |
| | New Zealand Debt Management Office |
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| By | /s/ Neil Robert Bain |
| | NEIL ROBERT BAIN |
| | Head of Accounting and Transactional Services Group |
| | New Zealand Debt Management Office |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF NEW ZEALAND
EXHIBITS
to
FORM 18-K/A
Amendment No. 1
ANNUAL REPORT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
EXHIBIT VOLUME
Exhibit Index to the Form 18-K/A Amendment No. 1
The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 (the “Annual Report”) by filing the following additional exhibits.
Exhibit (e)(1) – 2009 Minister’s Executive Summary
Exhibit (e)(2) – 2009 Budget Speech
Exhibit (e)(3) – 2009 Fiscal Strategy Report
Exhibit (e)(4) – 2009 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update
Budget 2009
· Minister’s Executive Summary
· Speech
· Fiscal Strategy Report
· Economic and Fiscal Update
Hon Bill English, Minister of Finance
28 May 2009
ISBN 978-0-478-33071-7 (print)
ISBN 978-0-478-33072-4 (online)
Contents
Minister’s Executive Summary
Budget Speech
Fiscal Strategy Report
Introduction
The Outlook Facing the Government
The Overall Challenge
Supporting the Economy in the Short-term
Delivering a Prudent Fiscal Position in the Medium-term
Conclusion
Annex 1: Debt Indicators
Annex 2: Revenue Strategy
Annex 3: Long-term Fiscal Objectives and Short-term Fiscal Intentions
Annex 4: Projection Assumptions
Budget Economic and Fiscal Update
Statement of Responsibility
Economic and Fiscal Update
Overview
Main Forecasts
Alternative Scenarios
Fiscal Sensitivities
Finalisation dates and assumptions for the forecasts
Fiscal Risks
Introduction
Changes to the Fiscal Forecasts
Specific Fiscal Risks
Contingent Liabilities
Forecast Financial Statements
Statement of Accounting Policies and Forecast Assumptions
Government Reporting Entity as at 5 May 2009
Forecast Financial Statements
Notes to the Forecast Financial Statements
Forecast Statement of Segments
Core Crown Expense Tables
Glossary of Terms
Times Series of Fiscal and Economic Indicators
Other Information
On the Treasury’s website is a series of other information that contains detailed economic forecast tables and additional financial information. This information provides users of the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2009 with further detail and should be read in conjunction with the published document. It can be accessed at:
http://www.treasury.govt.nz/budget/forecasts/befu2009