Currency and formatting
- Currency
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
- Symbol
- $ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- $123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 1.707770122961 NZD (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in New Zealand
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 apple pay
- 03 afterpay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-NZ
- Also used
- mi-NZ
- Official languages
- English, Māori
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +64
- Mobile format
- +64 2X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8-10
New Zealand: common questions
What currency does New Zealand use?
New Zealand uses the New Zealand Dollar (NZD), symbol $. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as $123,456.78.
How many decimal places does NZD have?
NZD has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the GST rate in New Zealand?
The standard GST rate in New Zealand is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in New Zealand?
The methods that matter in New Zealand, in rough order of use: card, apple pay, afterpay.
What is the dialling code for New Zealand?
New Zealand's country calling code is +64. Mobile numbers are formatted +64 2X XXX XXXX (8-10 digits after the country code).
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