ASX Announcement - Bank of New Zealand General Disclosure Statement

National Australia Bank today released the General Disclosure Statement for the Bank of New Zealand. This is prepared quarterly to meet a regulatory requirement.

Due to the transition to the New Zealand equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards it is important to review the notes section if making comparisons with prior periods.

For example, the introduction of fair value for financial instruments added pre-tax income of NZ$33 million not included as income in the prior period.

Full details of the Bank of New Zealand performance will be provided at the 2006 full year profit announcement on November 3.

For further information:

Brandon Phillips
Group Manager, External Relations
T  03 8641 3857
M  0419 369 058

Kim Lovely
External Relations Manager
T  03 8641 4982
M  0406 035 243

Paul Manovella
Manager Investor Relations
T  03 8641 3740
M 0409 799 180