The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has published its Annual Report for 2003. For the currency function the year was a period of consolidation, Governor Alan Bollard said in his statement, making sure the system works well and embedding the new polymer notes, which are more robust and harder to forge. Appropriately during the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's epic climb, our main reprinting has been the $5 notes which bear his image. Meeting the currency needs of the public will continue to