New Zealand · Financial institution
Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is a registered bank incorporated in New Zealand on 29 July 1861. Its registered office is in Auckland. Its ultimate parent bank and ultimate holding company is National Australia Bank Limited, which acquired it in 1992. It provides banking and financial products to retail, business, private, corporate and institutional customers, including property and agribusiness clients.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- BKNZNZ22XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of BKNZNZ22 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 5 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1982-11-29
- Last updated
- 2026-01-10
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
National Australia Group (NZ) Limited
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as BNZ
- Ownership
- The bank belongs to the National Australia Bank group, and its ordinary shares are held through National Australia Group (NZ) Limited. Two classes of perpetual preference shares, issued in 2023 and 2024, are quoted on the NZX Debt Market and carry no voting rights.
- Direct parent
- National Australia Group (NZ) Limited, New Zealand
- Ultimate owner
- National Australia Bank Limited, Australia
- Head office
- Level 4, 80 Queen Street, 1010 Auckland, New Zealand
- Company register
- NZBN 9429039342188
Business lines
The bank reports two segments. Partnership Banking serves retail, small and medium business, agribusiness and private customers. Corporate and Institutional Banking serves large corporate and institutional clients and includes the markets business.
Online
- Websites & references
- bnz.co.nz ↗
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · TikTok ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- bnz.co.nz/
- bnz.co.nz/about-us/governance
- bnz.co.nz/about-us/governance/bnz-board
- bnz.co.nz/about-us/governance/financials
- bnz.co.nz/assets/about-us/financials/pdfs/BNZ-Disclosure-Statement-for-the-six-months-ended-31-Marc
- bnz.co.nz/contact
- verify.bnz.co.nz/institutional-banking/financial-institutions
- fma.govt.nz/news/all-releases/media-releases/bnz-admits-misleading-conduct/
- fma.govt.nz/about-us/enforcement/cases/bnz/
- nzx.com/announcements/470152
- companyhub.nz/companyDetails.cfm?nzbn=9429039342188
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_New_Zealand
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Dan Huggins
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chair
-
Warwick Hunt
Chair (independent non-executive director)
- Chief financial officer
-
Peter MacGillivray
Executive, Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
-
Sam Perkins
Executive, Chief Risk Officer
- Executive
-
Penny Ford
Executive, Corporate & Institutional Banking
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- New Zealand
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand Prudential supervisorCentral bankAML supervisorResolution
- New Zealand
- Financial Markets Authority ConductSecurities
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
The bank appointed Inder Singh, NAB Group Chief Financial Officer, as a non-executive director on 1 September 2026.
bnz.co.nz ↗ -
Enforcement
The Financial Markets Authority accepted an enforceable undertaking under which the bank admitted misleading conduct on interest calculation and agreed to pay NZD 2.6 million.
fma.govt.nz ↗ -
Other
The bank disclosed that NAB's AML/CTF reporting group, which includes the bank, was not yet fully compliant with amended Australian AML/CTF laws.
bnz.co.nz ↗ -
Leadership
The bank announced that Kate Skinner, Executive, Digital, Data & Analytics, would leave on 22 May 2026 and that the role would not be replaced.
nzx.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- BKNZNZ22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BKNZBank
- NZCountry · New Zealand
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- N7LGVZM7X4UQ66T7LT74
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- New Zealand · East Asia & Pacific
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- National Australia Bank Limited · AustraliaF8SB4JFBSYQFRQEH3Z21 ↗
The National Australia Bank Limited group has 7 institutions in the directory, in 7 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including National Australia Bank Europe S.A., National Australia Bank Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, Shanghai Branch.
See the National Australia Bank Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 80 QUEEN STREET FLOOR 4 AUCKLAND 1010 2392 NEW ZEALAND
- Operational address
- BNZ PLACE 1 WHITMORE STREET WELLINGTON 6011 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BKNZNZ22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>N7LGVZM7X4UQ66T7LT74</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BKNZNZ22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>N7LGVZM7X4UQ66T7LT74</LEI>
<Nm>BANK OF NEW ZEALAND</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<Ctry>NZ</Ctry>
<AdrLine>80 QUEEN STREET FLOOR 4 AUCKLAND 1010 2392</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 5 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups. 16 other banks publish 16 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
16 other banks publish 16 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZD | Axis Bank Limited India | BKNZNZ22 | 265188-0000 | — | axis.bank.in ↗ |
| NZD | Bank of Baroda India | BKNZNZ22 | 2651970000 | Remittances other than FCNR(B) deposits | bankofbaroda.bank.in ↗ |
| NZD | Basler Kantonalbank Switzerland | BKNZNZ22XXX | 0999-217008-0000 | FX, money market, derivatives and securities lending cash | bkb.ch ↗ dated 1 Aug 2025 |
| NZD | BNP Paribas France | BKNZNZ22 | 2160390000 | — | cdn.territories.bnpparibas ↗ dated 1 Jan 2023 |
| NZD | China Citic Bank International Limited Hong Kong SAR China | BKNZNZ22985 | — | inward remittances (MT103/pacs.008) | cncbinternational.com ↗ dated Jan 2025 |
| NZD | City National Bank United States | BKNZNZ22 | — | incoming foreign currency wires | cnb.com ↗ dated Mar 2023 |
| NZD | Danske Bank A/S Denmark | BKNZNZ22 | — | FX and money market; also commercial transactions | danskeci.com ↗ |
| NZD | DZ Bank AG, Deutsche Zentral- Genossenschaftsbank Germany | BKNZNZ22 | — | Commercial payments | dzbank.com ↗ dated 10 Jul 2026 |
| NZD | Hang Seng Bank Limited Hong Kong SAR China | BKNZNZ22 | — | inward payments | hangseng.com ↗ |
| NZD | Postfinance AG Switzerland | BKNZNZ22985 | 2171320000 | — | postfinance.ch ↗ dated May 2025 |
| NZD | State Bank of India India | BKNZNZ22 | 2650950000 | — | sbi.bank.in ↗ |
| NZD | Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank CO. LTD Taiwan | BKNZNZ22985 | — | inward remittances | fubon.com ↗ dated May 2023 |
| NZD | The Bank of East Asia, Limited Hong Kong SAR China | BKNZNZ22985 | — | inward remittance | hkbea.com ↗ dated Jul 2022 |
| NZD | The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited Jersey | BKNZNZ22 | — | Standard settlement institution for cover of direct MT103 payments | pdf4pro.com ↗ |
| NZD | U.S. Bank National Association United States | BKNZNZ22985 | 2435190001 | FX settlement | usbank.com ↗ |
| NZD | Unicredit Bank GMBH Germany | BKNZNZ22985 | 2142120000 | FX, money market and derivatives settlement | hypovereinsbank.de ↗ dated 6 Jan 2026 |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKNZNZ22100 | AUCKLAND | Auckland | 80 QUEEN STREET AUCKLAND 1010 AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND | — | 2026-01-10 |
| BKNZNZ22500 | WELLINGTON | Wellington | 38 WILLIS STREET WELLINGTON 6011 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND | — | 2026-01-10 |
| BKNZNZ22800 | CHRISTCHURCH | Christchurch | 114 FITZGERALD AVENUE CHRISTCHURCH 8011 CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND | — | 2026-01-10 |
| BKNZNZ22900 | DUNEDIN | Dunedin | 98 GEORGE STREET DUNEDIN 9016 DUNEDIN NEW ZEALAND | — | 2026-01-10 |
| BKNZNZ22985 | HEAD OFFICE | Wellington | HARBOUR QUAYS 60 WATERLOO QUAY PIPITEA WELLINGTON 6011 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND | — | 2026-01-10 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: bnz.co.nz (official website) · original; Dan Huggins: bnz.co.nz (official website) · original; Warwick Hunt: bnz.co.nz (official website) · original; Peter MacGillivray: bnz.co.nz (official website) · original; Sam Perkins: bnz.co.nz (official website) · original; Penny Ford: bnz.co.nz (official website) · original.
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