Overseas Money Transfer

Many people want to transfer funds from their own country to New Zealand. Unfortunately, international money transfers are not for free. Usually the sending and the receiving bank will charge you for this service and the amount can be considerable.

To send money via a bank to bank wire transfer you will need to provide you New Zealand bank account number. This number already includes an ID for the bank, the branch, the customer and the account number. Together with the SWIFT Code it enables you to receive money from oversee. The Swift code can be obtained from you local bank branch.

Moneygram is another way to receive funds, which can be usually pinked at a Moneygram shop. More information can be found under here.

Western Union is another fast way to transfer money. Depending on the amount you are sending it would cost you $5.00 to $10.00.