BNZ Debrief

Bank of New Zealand was founded in 1861 and has been an integral part of New Zealand life ever since. Today the bank employs over 5,000 people in New Zealand; works with Personal, Business, Agri and Private Wealth clients; and has 180 branches and Partners' Centres across NZ.

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Edmund Hillary Fellowship: supporting world-changing ventures

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by Evan Veza, BNZ’s Head of International Business Development In a quiet valley in Upper H...

Photo of people sitting on the ground at the Edmund Hillary Fellowship

By BNZ Debrief

6 Apr 2018

Backing bold women: Scholarships announced

2 MIN

by BNZ CEO, Angie Mentis International Women’s Day gives us the opportunity to not simply talk ab...

Three separate images stitched together of BNZ women

By BNZ Debrief

8 Mar 2018

We have our 2018 Start-up Alley winners

4 MIN

By BNZ Head of Small Business, Harry Ferreira. Six of the hottest names on the NZ start-up scene ...

By BNZ Debrief

16 Feb 2018

Building ‘guanxi’ for your business

2 MIN

Photo: Alpha Group General Manager Maggie Chen and BNZ Commercial Partner Franky Wang exchan...

A business man and business lady standing next to each other presenting wine and chocolates in front of the Alpha Group desk

By BNZ Debrief

3 Oct 2017

Celebrating three years of fair loans for our communities

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BNZ’s Head of Community Finance, Frances Ronowicz, reflects on three years of providing aff...

A business lady talking through a small microphone.

By BNZ Debrief

21 Aug 2017

Turning bad debts into good habits

2 MIN

Director of Retail and Marketing Paul Carter shares how BNZ’s Community Finance programme h...

Three ladies by a car boot, filling it to the brim with sporting goods and a kitchen sink.

By BNZ Debrief

14 Aug 2017

Hold the phone! The future of mobile payments

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In light of the latest Android Pay developments, here’s more on the future of mobile p...

A close up of a person using their Android device to purchase via pay wave

By BNZ Debrief

21 Jul 2017

Ten years of KiwiSaver, where to from here?

3 MIN

Donna Nicolof, BNZ’s Head of Wealth and Private Bank, reflects on ten years of KiwiSaver an...

By BNZ Debrief

2 Jul 2017

Life as a BNZ Graduate: Margaret’s story

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Meet Margaret, who joined the BNZ Business Banking Graduate programme in February 2017. In part t...

By BNZ Debrief

29 Jun 2017

New Zealanders looking to cut essentials as interest rates rise

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20% of home owners are likely to extend the term of their mortgage to cover rates rises Ahead of anticipated interest rate rises this year, BNZ Financial Futures R...

By BNZ Debrief

12 Apr 2017