New Zealand’s currency is known as the New Zealand dollar (NZD).
New Zealand used the British currency of pounds, shillings and pence until 1967 when it switched to dollars.
The New Zealand dollar underwent a series of fixed exchange rate changes against the US dollar until March 1985, when the currency was allowed to float freely.
Since 1999, the New Zealand government has been issuing polymer or plastic versions of the New Zealand dollar, making the banknote more counterfeit-resistant.