New Zealand dollar

The New Zealand dollar (ISO 4217: NZD, sometimes NZ$ and often informally known as the Kiwi (dollar)) is the official currency of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It was introduced in 1967 to replace the New Zealand pound, when the country decimalised its currency.

Trivia relating to the banknotes

• The $50 note is the only note featuring a M?ori person on the obverse.
• All the names of the birds on the reverse are in M?ori, and all begin with a consonant.
• A majority of the banknotes feature males, but the $10 and $20 notes feature women.
• A majority of the banknotes feature deceased people, but the people on the $5 and $20 notes are still alive.
• The $20 note is the only note with a citizen of another country on the obverse.
• The $5 note is the only note to have a special object in the bottom left-hand corner.
• The signature of ex NZ Reserve Bank Governor, Don Brash appears on the front of the current notes.