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We provide Aotearoa New Zealand’s banknotes and coins, enabling people or companies to pay for goods and services and to save.
We're looking at the possibility of issuing digital cash. It would be an electronic version of cash, issued by us, but it would not replace cash.
Find out how banknotes are made, what banknotes and coins are in circulation, and how to spot a fake banknote or coin.
We are looking to the Future of Money and the forms that money may take to meet our changing needs.
Find out how to return damaged cash, and about the restrictions on using images of our banknotes.
We will pay face value for any old banknotes that have been legally issued for use in New Zealand.
What to do with old banknotes