AUD/NZD exchange rate
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AUD/NZD daily reference conversion rate
As of 2026-09-11 00:00:00 UTC, AUD/NZD (Australian Dollar / New Zealand Dollar) is 1.22460, reconciled from ECB ref · live spot and refreshed every 1-minute ingest / daily reference fallback. Every observation is point-in-time and labels its source class and timestamp — backtest-safe and reproducible. AUD/NZD is available over the REST API and an MCP server on exchangerate.dev, with a free tier to start.
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Try the current indicative rate without a key. The response labels sources.NZD, effective_at.NZD and market_session; check those fields before treating a value as fresh.
curl -fsS "https://api.exchangerate.dev/v1/latest/AUD?symbols=NZD"Daily reference history is available where this pair has published observations. This pair is eligible for intraday market observations at 1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h; missing buckets remain gaps. This pair is also eligible for authenticated WebSocket updates. See interval and history limits · WebSocket integration guide · Plan and commercial-use details.
AUD/NZD — The Trans-Tasman Cross
AUD/NZD measures the purchasing power of the Australian dollar in New Zealand dollars — two closely correlated, commodity-linked currencies from neighboring economies with significant trade and capital ties. Because the two economies move together, the pair's range is narrower than most G10 crosses.
The primary driver is relative monetary policy between the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The RBNZ has historically been more aggressive in its rate cycle — both hiking and cutting — giving it an outsized influence on the pair.
Dairy prices affect NZD more than AUD (New Zealand is a major dairy exporter), while iron ore and energy prices move AUD more. Divergence in commodity baskets can temporarily widen the pair's range beyond its historical norm.
Rates shown are indicative mid-market from aggregated market data and public reference rates. Not for settlement.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does AUD/NZD trade in such a tight range?
- Australia and New Zealand are geographically close, trade heavily with each other, and both are commodity exporters correlated to the Asia-Pacific growth cycle. Their currencies tend to rise and fall together, leaving AUD/NZD in a narrow band.
- What breaks AUD/NZD out of its range?
- Divergent central-bank surprises are the main catalyst. When the RBNZ hikes unexpectedly, AUD/NZD falls. When the RBA surprises to the upside, it rises. Large commodity price shocks that affect the two economies unequally can also move the pair.
- How does New Zealand's dairy market affect NZD?
- Dairy accounts for roughly a quarter of New Zealand's export earnings. GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction results, held every two weeks, can move NZD by 0.5–1% on a big miss or beat, which translates directly into AUD/NZD moves.
- Is AUD/NZD popular for carry trades?
- Less so than AUD/JPY or NZD/JPY, because the two legs offer similar yields. The pair is more often used for relative-value positioning between the two Antipodean economies than for pure carry.
- Do Australian home-price data affect AUD/NZD?
- Yes, indirectly. Australian housing is a domestically important sector; strong data supports RBA hawkish expectations, which can push AUD/NZD higher.
- How is AUD/NZD quoted on trading platforms?
- AUD/NZD is the standard market convention, with AUD as the base and NZD as the quote. A rate of 1.08 means one Australian dollar buys 1.08 New Zealand dollars.
- Can I get historical AUD/NZD data from 1999?
- Via the /v1/range endpoint, ECB reference-rate data from 1999 provides NZD and AUD series. Pre-2000 cross rates for AUD/NZD can be computed from the respective legs, though ECB coverage of NZD starts from 1999-01-04.