Buy New Zealand Dollars – AUD to NZD Exchange
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Plan your trip to New Zealand efficiently
New Zealand is the closest international trip most Australians will take, and the money side is refreshingly simple. Order your New Zealand dollars online, pay when you pick them up from a Prosegur Change branch, and pay 0% commission on the exchange.
The two currencies sit close together. Over the past decade one Australian dollar has generally bought somewhere between NZ$1.05 and NZ$1.15, so prices in New Zealand look a little higher than they really are. Check today's figure on our exchange rates page before you order.
New Zealand Currency Options
Cash
- Reserve online, pay & pickup at a branch
- Get our best exchange rates online
- 0% commission
- Collection available from the next day
Travel Money Card
- Pay online, in-store & use ATMs worldwide
- No fees on purchases abroad
- 10 currencies available
- 100% secured by Mastercard
New Zealand currency at a glance
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Name |
New Zealand Dollar |
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ISO Code |
NZD |
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Symbol |
NZ$ |
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Notes |
5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 NZ$ |
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Coins |
10 c, 20 c, 50 c, 1 NZ$, 2 NZ$ |
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Cash Index |
15% |
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Other currencies accepted |
None. |
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Tips |
No |
Everyday prices in Wellington
Cappuccino
NZ$6
Te Papa museum
NZ$35 for international visitors
Bus ticket
NZ$5
Dinner, mid-range
NZ$58 per person
Do you need NZ dollars in cash?
You need less than for most destinations, but not none. New Zealand is one of the most card-friendly countries in the world: contactless payment works in supermarkets, cafés, petrol stations and most tourist operators, even in small towns. Where cash still earns its place is on the road. Roadside fruit and honey stalls often run on an honesty box, some rural cafés and campgrounds prefer cash for small amounts, and a few markets and food trucks are cash only. For a week-long road trip, many travellers find NZ$200 to NZ$300 in cash is plenty, with the rest on a card.
There's another reason to keep a few notes handy. Many New Zealand businesses add a surcharge, often 1 to 3%, when you pay by credit card or tap with a card. It's legal and must be displayed at the counter, but it adds up over a trip. Paying small amounts in cash, or using a prepaid card loaded in NZD, keeps those fees down.
Ordering NZD before you fly
Reserve the amount you need on our currency order page and choose where to collect. If you're flying to Queenstown, Christchurch or Auckland from Victoria or Queensland, our Melbourne Airport and Brisbane Airport branches let you pick up on the day you travel. Leaving from Melbourne's CBD? SkyBus runs straight to the airport. In the other states, collect from Sydney, Perth, Adelaide or any branch on our branch list.
Travelling soon?
Here's how to easily reserve your currencies online
1. Choose your currency
1. Choose your currency
Determine the amount of travel money you will need to enjoy your trip.
2. Choose a date & a pick-up location
2. Choose a date & a pick-up location
Collect your order from one of our exchange bureaus at major airports and city centre.
3. Collect & pay
3. Collect & pay
Pay upon pickup and enjoy
your trip.
Travel Money Card and eSIM for New Zealand
New Zealand dollars are one of the 10 currencies on our Travel Money Card. Loading NZD before you leave locks in the rate for that first load, and paying in New Zealand dollars from the card means no foreign transaction fees on purchases. It works anywhere Mastercard is accepted, which in New Zealand is nearly everywhere. Our international eSIM also has a New Zealand plan, useful on the long stretches between towns where you'll rely on maps.
Bringing NZ dollars home
Because so many Australians go back to New Zealand, a lot of travellers keep their leftover NZ dollars for the next trip. If you'd rather have Australian dollars back, you can sell your NZD at any of our branches. Planning a bigger Pacific trip? We also stock Fiji dollars and US dollars for Hawaii.
FAQs about buying NZ dollars
Ordering ahead means you land with cash ready and avoid exchange kiosks at arrival airports, which tend to offer the weakest rates. Ordering online also lets you compare the rate calmly rather than accepting whatever is on the board when you land.
No, not if you travel on an Australian passport. Australian citizens don't need a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority and don't pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. Australian permanent residents do need an NZeTA, but are exempt from the levy.
Many New Zealand retailers add a surcharge for credit card and contactless card payments. Look for the sign at the counter, or pay with cash or EFTPOS where available to avoid it.
Yes. New Zealand's 15% GST is included in the price shown in shops and restaurants, so, unlike in the US, the shelf price is what you pay at the till.
There's no limit, but you must complete a Border Cash Report if you carry NZ$10,000 or more, or the equivalent in other currencies, when arriving in or leaving New Zealand.