Register of registered banks in New Zealand

All banks operating in New Zealand must be registered with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. There are currently 22 registered banks.

Under section 69 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act, the Reserve Bank must keep a public register of registered banks and this is provided below.

A separate page provides information on banks’ credit ratings.

Click on the name of the bank to go to their website (some websites may not be in English).

Banks marked (B) operate in New Zealand as branches of overseas-incorporated banks. All other banks are incorporated in New Zealand.

Table 1: Banks currently registered in New Zealand

Name of registered bank	Registration Date

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd	1 April 1987
ASB Bank Limited	11 May 1989
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (B)	5 January 2009
Bank of Baroda (New Zealand) Limited	1 September 2009
Bank of India (New Zealand) Limited	31 March 2011
Bank of New Zealand	1 April 1987
Citibank N A (B)	22 July 1987
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (B)	23 June 2000
Deutsche Bank A G (B)	8 November 1996
Heartland Bank Limited	17 December 2012
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (B)	1 October 2007
Kiwibank Limited	29 November 2001
Kookmin Bank (B)	14 July 1997
Rabobank Nederland (B)	1 April 1996
Rabobank New Zealand Limited	7 July 1999
Southland Building Society	7 October 2008
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (B)	1 March 2004
The Co-operative Bank Limited	26 October 2011
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (B)	22 July 1987
TSB Bank Limited	8 June 1989
Westpac Banking Corporation (B)	1 April 1987
Westpac New Zealand Limited	31 October 2006

Last updated: 31 January 2013