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Foreign exchange.

Whether you’re moving funds to or from New Zealand, or travelling abroad and need to pick up some foreign currency, we can help.

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Why choose Westpac?

  • Competitive exchange rates and low fees.
  • Quick and secure channels for sending or receiving money from overseas.
  • Access to a variety of different currencies.
  • Whether you’re travelling, sending money to or from overseas, or managing your foreign exchange exposure, we offer different solutions, tools and resources to help you with this.

Foreign exchange rates.

Westpac's current foreign exchange rates as at 08/05/2021 02:19pm, these exchange rates are indicative only and subject to change without notice.

¹An international payment is referred to on our fees page as a telegraphic transfer (TT).

Update: From 8 May 2021, French Pacific Franc (XPF) foreign notes will no longer be available to buy or sell. From 31 May 2021, international payments and foreign currency accounts in XPF will no longer be available. You may continue to send payments to New Caledonia and French Polynesia in EUR, USD, GBP and AUD.

How to arrange your foreign exchange.

Do it online

Send an international payment or make transfers on your foreign currency accounts using Westpac One® online banking.

Login to Westpac One

Pick up foreign cash

If you need to pick up foreign cash before you travel, visit your local branch.

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Call us from overseas

You can contact the team between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Call 0800 400 600

Transactions over $100,000.

If you would like to speak to someone about a large Foreign Exchange transaction please contact our FX specialists on 0800 786 243 or if you are dialling from overseas, please call +64 9 363 1291. Alternatively you can email us at fmservice@westpac.co.nz or click ‘request a call back’ and an FX specialist will contact you during business hours.
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Things you should know.

The exchange rates above are indicative only and subject to change without notice. The exchange rates above are updated Monday to Friday during business hours, excluding public holidays. As such, the indicative exchange rates above may not be available at the time you wish to enter into a transaction. Depending on the type of transaction you enter into, additional fees or a different exchange rate may apply. All exchange rates listed above are expressed as foreign units against one NZ Dollar.

Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 (Westpac) is the provider of the foreign exchange products and services listed on this webpage.

Any product or service made available by Westpac New Zealand Limited (company number 1763882) (WNZL) does not represent an offer from Westpac or any of its subsidiaries (other than WNZL). Neither Westpac nor its other subsidiaries guarantee or otherwise support the performance of WNZL in respect of any such product. WNZL is not an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of Australian prudential standards.

The current disclosure statements for the New Zealand division of Westpac and for WNZL can be obtained at the internet address www.westpac.co.nz.

The information on this page, terms and conditions and pricing for foreign exchange products and services are subject to change from time to time.