Advise on Banking
#1
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Advise on Banking
Hello everyone,
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
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Re: Advise on Banking
Originally Posted by shanedowd
Hello everyone,
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
#3
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Re: Advise on Banking
Originally Posted by shanedowd
Hello everyone,
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
I too have been researching banks. I haven't yet opened an account but it looks fairly easily online. Feed back on here would agree with that. I looked at each of the big banks that I know there are branches of in Tauranga. I checked out the basic accounts/fees and services etc. It depends how you use your account as to which account you will be better off with. I reckon it is as well to go just with one account until you are over there and can suss it out properly. In all fairness I use the bank a lot here, but not do so in NZ quite as much (convenience makes me call regularly here). This could mean that the account that seems like the best deal from here may not actually turn out to be so. I think it will be a suck it and see thing!
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Re: Advise on Banking
Originally Posted by shanedowd
Hello everyone,
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
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#5
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Re: Advise on Banking
Hi,
We opened 2 bank accounts in NZ from the UK before we arrived. One with The National Bank of New Zealand and the other with Westpac. It was done via the internet and post. Once opened, we transfered money using HIFX. When we arrived we validated the accounts ( all arranged over the internet ie. date, time , venue and contact name ) by showing our passports and Permanent Visa ( for a credit card ) and could then withdraw some money. One bank even rang us in the UK to see if things were OK !!! Cant see that happening on your High Street Bank ?!! We use Westpac here as they have discounts for Government employees.
Taff and Debs.
We opened 2 bank accounts in NZ from the UK before we arrived. One with The National Bank of New Zealand and the other with Westpac. It was done via the internet and post. Once opened, we transfered money using HIFX. When we arrived we validated the accounts ( all arranged over the internet ie. date, time , venue and contact name ) by showing our passports and Permanent Visa ( for a credit card ) and could then withdraw some money. One bank even rang us in the UK to see if things were OK !!! Cant see that happening on your High Street Bank ?!! We use Westpac here as they have discounts for Government employees.
Taff and Debs.
#6
Re: Advise on Banking
Originally Posted by shanedowd
Hello everyone,
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
main banks are
nbnz.co.nz
westpac.co.nz
asb.co.nz
anz.co.nz
bnz.co.nz
we are with national bank (nbnz) and westpac, and asb has a good reputation as well
opening a bank account is one issue of immigration that is actually easier and less hassle than expected. dont get used to having things easy though....
#7
Re: Advise on Banking
Originally Posted by shanedowd
Hello everyone,
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Apologies if this is covered already in the forum, first post and very interested to hear on peoples experiences.
We will be arriving in Dunedin on the 31st July 2006, and now seems like a good time to make the necessary applications for a bank account. It would be great to hear your thoughts and advise.
Best regards,
Shane, Joanne and kids.
Free advice: (i) watch out for those banks which operate their call centres outside of NZ (ii) charges - some charge when you pay money in to your NZ account, most charge when you withdraw money , all appear to charge when you don't pay money in or withdraw out, saying that I think a minimum balance of $4k with kiwibank eliminates most if not all charges. (iii) when shopping you never get exact change either. And the 5c is soon to disappear I hear.
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Re: Advise on Banking
Thanks for all the information, very helpful.
Shane & Joanne
Shane & Joanne