Brought to you by 1st Contact Money Transfers The Kiwi began trading last week Monday the 23th January 2012 around the 1.93 mark against the British Pound and 1.61 to the Euro. The Kiwi closed slightly stronger on Friday the 27th January 2012 at... more>

Legend has it that long ago, the land that lay between the Hunua and Waitakere Ranges was flat. Tamaki Makau Rau is the Maori word for Auckland. The people living in this land were the Patupaiarehe, a fairy people. The Patupaiarehe didn't get along... more>

So you’re about to move to New Zealand. Naturally, you are keen to set up your new bank account and transfer your cash. Then there is finding a place to live, working out where to send the kids to school, settling into your new job, the list... more>

The New Zealand Dollar traded between 1.28 and 1.29 to the US Dollar during the 5th and the 12th of December 2011. The Kiwi also traded between 1.99 and 2.03 to the British Pound during the same period. The NZ Dollar has strengthened slightly... more>

Welcome to the first in a new series chronicling the Cartledge family's impending move to New Zealand.   To start at the beginning.... I'm Bill Cartledge and I'm a 40yr old GP. Wendy my wife is a health service manager and we have 2 small kids,... more>

The Kiwi strengthened slightly at the beginning of the week after news that retail sales had increased significantly. This is the largest increase in retail sales data since the fourth quarter of 2006, and reminds us that the New Zealand economy is... more>

The NZ dollar opened uprising a cent higher against the greenback this morning, recently trading at US78.84 cents, increasing from 77.80c from this past Friday. The Kiwi also increased to 68.71 on the trade weighted index of major trading... more>

TAX EXEMPTION FOR NEW MIGRANTS AND POTENTIAL TRAPS FOR PENSI0N TRANSFERS New migrants to New Zealand and New Zealanders who have been away for at least ten full tax years qualify for a 48 month exemption on foreign sourced income. The “new... more>

The Kiwi began trading last week Monday the 24th October 2011 around the 1.99 mark against the British Pound and 1.247 to the US Dollar. The Kiwi closed slightly stronger on Friday the 28th October 2011 at 1.962 to the British Pound and 1.219 to the... more>

With the increasing strength of the New Zealand dollar, it may be tempting to hold on to your foreign currency, hoping for an improvement in the conversion rate. In response to the desire to defer converting currency, foreign currency deposits are... more>