Kiwibank | ANZ | ASB | National Bank
New Zealand has offered and paid some of the highest interest rates in the developed world for a number of years.
As a consequence of the Christchurch earthquake, the central bank interest rate fell to 2.5 percent on March 10 2011 and remains there to date.
Mortgage rates are higher than this and are not expected to fall significantly because, regardless of the central bank’s interest rate, New Zealand’s banks need to source much of the money they lend from overseas. One result of the credit crunch is that it has become harder for banks to secure overseas funding.
Most borrowers should find little difficulty securing a mortgage in New Zealand.
Here are current mortgage interest rates offered by some of the country’s main high street lenders.
Mortgage Interest Rates in New Zealand
| Type of Mortgage | ANZ | ASB | Kiwibank | Westpac Bank |
| Variable Rate | 5.74% | 5.75% | 5.65% | 5.75% |
| 6 months fixed | 5.45% | 5.45% | 5.25% | 5.25% |
| 1 year fixed | 5.19% | 5.19% | 4.99% | 5.19% |
| 2 years fixed | 5.45% | 5.45% | 5.25% | 5.40% |
| 3 years fixed | 5.80% | 5.75% | 5.65% | 5.90% |
| 5 years fixed | 6.30% | 6.25% | 5.99% | 6.25% |
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