Money

If you are carrying NZ$10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) in cash, under the Financial Transactions Reporting Act 1996, a Border Cash Report must be completed. This must be completed regardless of whether you are entering or departing New Zealand, and includes cash on your person, or in your baggage.

Cash does not include traveller’s cheques, postal notes, bearer bonds or money orders.

This legislation does not prohibit the importation or exportation of cash sums of NZ$10,000 or more – it simply requires that these sums are reported.
 
Failure to report, or the presentation of a false or misleading report, may result in a fine up to a maximum of $2,000.