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Money and cash

Money and cash resources

Find out what to do with damaged or old cash or a suspicious banknote. We outline how you may use images of currency and the restrictions on reproducing it. You can also access a wide range of currency resources such as factsheets and videos.

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What to do with damaged or old cash

If you have damaged or old New Zealand banknotes and coins, this is how to return them to us and what we pay to replace them

What to do with damaged or old cash
What to do with damaged or old cash
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Impact of COVID-19 on cash use in New Zealand

Our latest cash and payments data update shows COVID-19 had a big impact during 2020, particularly in accelerating the decline in transactional cash use.

COVID-19 cash information

This page addresses a range of questions we have received from people about cash and banking services during COVID-19 restrictions.