Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on the text messages revealing Adrian Orr would have been sacked if he didn't resign - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Copies of text messages just released by Treasury confirm Adrian Orr was likely to be sacked if he didn’t resign as Reserve Bank Governor.

The process was so advanced, Secretary to the Treasury Iain Rennie warned Finance Minister Nicola Willis she might receive a recommendation from the Reserve Bank board to advise the Governor-General to remove Orr.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further,

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