Ministers Seymour and Penk overturned the Overseas Investment Office’s advice not to sell three South Otago dairy farms to foreign investors.
The inquiry relates to "a verbal altercation" in Smith's Wellington office last July.
The bank's ‘over-reliance’ on third-party file sharing service left it in dark about cyber attack.
Treasury advised it would be easier, quicker for government to restate its legal position re financing.
Politics: Victoria lockdown a warning that Covid-19 is still a threat.
Advice to ministers raised concerns about the SOE's financial governance.
Both Reserve Bank and Treasury expect house-price rises to slow considerably later this year.
Melbourne returnees after May 20 are required to isolate at home pending a negative Covid test.
The Reserve Bank still has the option of cutting OCR if Covid economic shock re-emerges.
Politics: Even the Treasury’s pessimistic scenario still expects annual growth of near 3%.