Bank of New Zealand's chief economist Tony Alexander has resigned after nearly 25 years in the role.
"After 26-and-a-half years, with almost 25 years as chief economist, and having achieved many of those goals I set out at the start, I've decided that, in our world of disruption, maybe it is time to disrupt myself, and have made the call to resign from the BNZ," Alexander wrote in his regular weekly email.
Alexander says he started in his profession in Sydney in 1985 and then moved back to New Zealand just before the 1987 share market crash.
"The changes which our economy has been through since the mid-1980s have been truly astounding," he says.
"I've noticed a lift in the general debate about the economy, but with a distinct movement away from the old sole focus on rip-roaring free markets toward a very long overdue focus on how to deliver benefits to more people."