This week has been a big one for banking news, between Adrian Orr getting another 5 years in his current role as Reserve Bank Governor and following that up with a divisive internal review.

However, NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann feels concerned about how politicised this series of events has become.

Liam Dann expands that it's not very encouraging for the current opposition party to be this critical of the Reserve Bank, considering we're about to enter an election year.

LISTEN ABOVE

• RBNZ says it helped dodge catastrophe but could have done better to thwart inflation
• Reserve Bank publishes review of the last economic five years
• Adrian Orr's reappointment as Reserve Bank Governor generates backlash