2025-04-21
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand publishes a list of regulated deposit takers, including banks and non-bank entities, that offer deposits covered by the government-funded Depositor Compensation Scheme. This scheme protects eligible depositors up to $100,000 per deposit taker in the event of institutional failure, though coverage depends on specific account types. The document provides direct links to each institution's website where they are required to maintain their own lists of DCS-protected deposits.
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This page lists all deposit takers (banks and non-bank deposit takers) that offer deposits covered by the Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS).
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The Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) covers each depositor up to $100,000 per deposit taker in the event of a failure, when money is held in DCS-protected accounts . Deposit Takers are banks and non-bank deposit takers, including credit unions, building societies, and finance companies that take retail deposits.
The DCS is a government scheme that is funded by deposit takers and administered by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua.
The following list of deposit takers offer deposits covered by the DCS. Not all deposits offered by these deposit takers may be eligible for DCS protection.
Please speak with your deposit taker if you are unsure whether your deposits will be covered by the DCS. All deposit takers are required to maintain a list of DCS-protected deposits on their website.
You can find out more about the DCS here .
This list was last updated on 20 October 2025.
Deposit takers
DCS covered products
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
ANZ website
ASB Bank Limited
ASB website
Bank of Baroda (New Zealand) Limited
Bank of Baroda (New Zealand) Limited website
Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited
Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited website
Bank of India (New Zealand) Limited
Bank of India (New Zealand) Limited website
Bank of New Zealand
BNZ website
China Construction Bank (New Zealand) Limited
China Construction Bank (New Zealand) Limited website
Christian Savings Limited
Christian Savings Limited website
Finance Direct Limited
Finance Direct Limited website
First Credit Union Incorporated
First Credit Union Incorporated website
General Finance Limited
General Finance Limited website
Gold Band Finance Limited
Gold Band Finance Limited website
Heartland Bank Limited
Heartland Bank Limited website
Heretaunga Building Society
Heretaunga Building Society website
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited website
Kiwibank Limited
Kiwibank website
Liberty Financial Limited
Liberty Financial Limited website
Mutual Credit Finance Limited
Mutual Credit Finance Limited website
Nelson Building Society
Nelson Building Society website
Police and Families Credit Union Incorporated
Police and Families Credit Union Incorporated website
Rabobank New Zealand Limited
Rabobank New Zealand Limited website
Southland Building Society
Southland Building Society website
The Co-operative Bank Limited
Co-operative Bank website
TSB Bank Limited
TSB website
Unity Credit Union
Unity Credit Union website
Wairarapa Building Society
Wairarapa Building Society website
Welcome Limited
Welcome Limited website
Westpac New Zealand Limited
Westpac website
Xceda Finance Limited
Xceda Finance Limited website
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