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What is legal tender?

Find out what legal tender means, if businesses are required to accept cash as payment, and when New Zealand banknotes and coins stop being legal tender.

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Explore our coins

Use our interactive to learn what New Zealand coins look like, and their unique designs.

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Use our inflation calculator to check how prices in Aotearoa New Zealand have changed over time from 1862 to today.

Statistics highlights

3.75 %

We set the OCR to influence interest rates. We use our influence to keep inflation low and stable.

2.2 y/y%

Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation occurs when the prices of a range of goods and services rise on average.

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25 March 2025

Report calls for collective action to improve access to bank accounts

Frontline banking staff play a key role in helping customers open accounts, according to new research commissioned by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua.

21 March 2025

RBNZ takes out two wins in this year’s Central Banking awards

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua is proud to have been named as the winner of two categories in this year’s Central Banking awards.

17 March 2025

RBNZ supports release of police’s National Risk Assessment

This Assessment outlines the significant criminal behaviours generating illicit income that threatens New Zealand’s financial system. It also assesses and identifies the vulnerabilities within our financial system.

10 March 2025

RBNZ welcomes the release of Te Ōhanga Māori 2023 Report

The Te Ōhanga Māori 2023 report released today provides invaluable insight and analysis of the Māori economy's growth and development.

05 March 2025

RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr resigns

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr has resigned and will finish in the role on 31 March.

04 March 2025

Strengthening trust and confidence in New Zealand's insurance industry

In a speech delivered today at the Insurance Council of New Zealand's conference, Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby discussed the challenges facing New Zealand's insurance landscape.

19 February 2025