Foreign Exchange Rates

The National Bank's retail foreign exchange rates are current as at 4:34pm (NZT), 12 March 2010. Rates are indicative only and are subject to change at any time without notice.

The table below shows various currencies and their current buy and sell rates. If you're looking to purchase foreign currency with NZ dollars, use the 'We Sell' rate. And, if you have foreign currency and are looking to convert this to NZ dollars, use the 'We Buy' rate based on the form that your funds are in. Foreign exchange rates include commission and fees may apply.

Notes:

  • A zero rate means that the Bank does not buy cash in that currency.
  • TT buys are electronic International Money Transfers.
  • The 'We Buy Cheques' rate is also known as the 'AM Buy' rate
  • Rates are based on the number of currency units to NZ$1
Currency Name Currency
Code
We Buy
TT
We Buy
Cheques
We Buy
Cash
We Sell
AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS AUD 0.7760 0.7810 0.7966 0.7560
CANADIAN DOLLARS CAD 0.7268 0.7314 0.7607 0.7084
CFP FRANCS XPF 62.12 62.95 65.22 59.95
DANISH KRONER DKK 3.8806 3.9069 0 3.7355
EURO EUR 0.5220 0.5256 0.5414 0.5032
FIJIAN DOLLARS FJD 1.3851 1.3961 1.4624 1.3079
GREAT BRITISH POUNDS GBP 0.4728 0.4762 0.4881 0.4576
HONG KONG DOLLARS HKD 5.5299 5.5669 5.7757 5.3458
INDIAN RUPEES INR 32.2519 32.6819 0 31.0190
INDONESIAN RUPIAH IDR 6807.31 6926.44 0 6069.57
JAPANESE YEN JPY 64.57 64.91 66.92 62.31
NORWEGIAN KRONER NOK 4.1889 4.2177 0 4.0271
PAPUA NEW GUINEA KINA PGK 1.9806 2.0070 0 1.8132
SAMOAN TALA WST 1.8132 1.8374 0 1.6801
SINGAPORE DOLLARS SGD 0.9979 1.0040 1.0366 0.9659
SOLOMON ISLANDS DOLLAR SBD 5.5432 5.6171 0 5.2331
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND ZAR 5.3256 5.3729 5.4804 5.1091
SRI LANKAN RUPEE LKR 81.31 82.39 0 77.09
SWEDISH KRONOR SEK 5.0828 5.1162 0 4.8933
SWISS FRANCS CHF 0.7592 0.7637 0.7904 0.7386
THAILAND BAHT THB 23.15 23.75 24.46 22.11
UNITED STATES DOLLARS USD 0.7124 0.7167 0.7346 0.6908

To order foreign currency and travellers' cheques call 0800 18 18 18 or contact your nearest branch. Travellers' cheques may come in standard pack sizes, check out what is available.

Use our calculators to get an indication of what your NZ dollar is worth in a foreign currency or vice versa.

If you're in New Zealand and planning a trip we've got everything you need to ensure the financial side of your trip goes off without a hitch.

If you're moving to New Zealand, we can help you arrange your banking before you arrive.

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