Bank of New Zealand
Be good with money
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has been a big part of New Zealand life for over 150 years since its foundation in 1861. The bank employs over 5,000 people and has more than 170 retail stores and 32 Partners business centres across the country.
Passionate about enabling a higher achieving New Zealand, BNZ works with personal, business, agri, and private wealth clients, helping them grow and make their goals a reality.
A subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group of companies, BNZ is governed locally by a Board of Directors and strives to help New Zealanders be good with money.
Bank of New Zealand - Latest News [Page 1]
Bank Of New Zealand And Israel’s Ourcrowd Announce Tech Investment Alliance
Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 8:54 am | Bank of New Zealand
OurCrowd, one of the world’s largest global venture investing platforms, and Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) today announced an innovative collaboration that will provide BNZ customers with direct access to exclusive OurCrowd cutting-edge companies, venture ... More >>
BNZ Targets $10 Billion Sustainable Finance And SME Partnerships To Reduce Carbon Emissions
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 10:56 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has released its first sustainability report and announced changes to its lending policy and ambitious targets to work with SMEs to reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions. In the next five years, BNZ has committed to delivering ... More >>
Bank Of New Zealand Launches First Kiwi ‘Brand Voice’ And Reduces Wait Times With Amazon Connect
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 6:01 am | Bank of New Zealand
One of New Zealand’s largest banks chooses AWS to transform the contact center, creating New Zealand’s first natural text-to-speech voice, Āwhina, to provide customer service in Kiwi-accented English and some te reo Māori AUCKLAND, New Zealand ... More >>
BNZ Makes Goodwill Payments To 2300 Customers
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 10:33 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) confirmed today it has made goodwill payments to customers affected by historic errors in home loan documentation. The mistakes were caused by systems and process issues in 2015 and were discovered during an internal investigation. ... More >>
BNZ To Re-introduce Pre-COVID-19 Loan-to-value Ratios
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 4:01 pm | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) announced today it was returning to its pre-COVID-19 home lending loan-to-value (LVR) ratio settings for property investors. This means that from the 7th of December 2020, BNZ will require a minimum 30% deposit from residential ... More >>
BNZ Opens New Branch In Queenstown
Friday, 13 November 2020, 12:22 pm | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has officially opened its newest branch, BNZ Whakatipu, in the Five Mile centre in Frankton, Queenstown. BNZ Chief Customer Officer, Partnership Banking, Paul Carter, says, “BNZ Whakatipu is our flagship branch in the area, ... More >>
BNZ Optimistic About Year Ahead
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 10:58 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) today released its full year result to 30 September 2020 and says it is well-capitalised to support its customers and reshape its business to meet increasing digital service demand. BNZ announced its statutory net profit ... More >>
BNZ Wants Kiwis To Talk About Scams
Monday, 2 November 2020, 7:53 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) today reveals new research that says a quarter of all New Zealanders who fall victim to scams are not telling anyone at all. Furthermore, the number of people falling victim to scams who are not reporting it has risen to ... More >>
BNZ Opens New Branch In Auckland’s Commercial Bay
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 6:38 am | Bank of New Zealand
BNZ, Commercial Bay Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) opened its newest branch today in Auckland’s premier shopping complex, Commercial Bay. BNZ Chief Customer Officer, Partnership Banking, Paul Carter, says, “BNZ Commercial Bay is the future of banking. ... More >>
BNZ Appoints Rēnata Blair To Help Deliver Māori Business Success In New Zealand
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 1:03 pm | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has appointed Rēnata Blair as Head of Māori Sector and Relationships. In this role, Rēnata will focus on the four pou that underpin the bank’s Māori business strategy: whanaungatanga - building relationships through ... More >>
BNZ Gears Up To Support More Kiwi Businesses As Business Finance Scheme Loan Criteria Expanded
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 10:55 pm | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is encouraging customers to get in touch and discuss whether a Business Finance Scheme Loan is right for them following lending criteria for the government-backed loan being expanded today. The government announced that it was ... More >>
Auckland BNZ Branches Operating Under Alert Level 3
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 5:13 pm | Bank of New Zealand
With Auckland now in COVID-19 Alert Level 3, the following BNZ branches will be open 10am to 2pm Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August: Ponsonby Albany Botany New Lynn Manukau Newmarket Link Drive Pukekohe There will be strict physical distancing measures ... More >>
BNZ Branch Opening Hours 12 – 14 August
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 5:06 am | Bank of New Zealand
11 August Following the Prime Minister’s announcement this evening about changes to the COVID-19 Alert Level, BNZ is advising of the following changes to branches and BNZ Partners Centres. BNZ is committed to doing everything it can to help keep ... More >>
BNZ Cuts Costs For Contactless Payments
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 2:55 pm | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has cut the costs of using debit contactless (PayWave) payments for small and medium business customers. As of 1 August 2020, SMEs that settle into a BNZ business bank account will pay no more than 0.70% (70 bps) per ... More >>
BNZ Offers Banking Support To Domestic And Economic Abuse Victim Survivors
Monday, 22 June 2020, 12:07 pm | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has announced today it is, in partnership with other organisations working in the sector, launching a dedicated domestic and economic violence banking team. BNZ Chief People Officer, Kate Daly, says, “New Zealand has a terrible record ... More >>
NZ Primary Sector The Fuel For The Post Pandemic Engine Room
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 7:56 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand’s (BNZ) Shift Happens Agribusiness survey reveals a significant change in the mindset of New Zealand primary producers with the vast majority excited about the primary sector’s prospects post COVID-19. The survey, conducted before ... More >>
Everything Under 3% – BNZ Unveils New Home Loan Rates
Friday, 22 May 2020, 1:37 pm | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) announced its new Classic rates today, with all rates, from one year to five years now below three per cent. Announcing the change, BNZ Chief Customer Officer, Paul Carter, says, “We’re making bold moves with our ... More >>
Lockdown Lessons: Towards A More Productive Digital New Zealand Economy
Monday, 18 May 2020, 9:58 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has released a new report on the opportunity New Zealand now has to transform its economy and boost productivity at pace through increased digital adoption as we come out of lockdown. The report also outlines the role that ... More >>
BNZ Opens Branches For Level 2 With New Ways Of Working
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 1:42 pm | BNZ
From Thursday this week, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) will open its branches and resume normal operating hours during alert level 2. BNZ opened 48 branches on reduced hours during lockdown and while the majority of its branches will be back to normal operating ... More >>
BNZ Strengthens Regional Support With 17 New Head Of Region Roles
Friday, 1 May 2020, 10:31 am | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has announced 17 new Heads of Region roles to support communities around the country and strengthen its regional presence. The 17 new heads are bankers with decades of experience. 14 were appointed internally with three external ... More >>
