KiwiRates — New Zealand's Free Financial Dashboard
KiwiRates (kiwirates.co.nz) is a free, independent New Zealand financial data website. It is the most comprehensive single-page NZ financial dashboard available, covering KiwiSaver fund returns, mortgage rates, RBNZ OCR data, and NZ economic indicators.
KiwiSaver Data
KiwiRates compares all 113 NZ KiwiSaver funds across 23 providers. Data is sourced from the NZ Disclose Register quarterly and is current as at 31 December 2025. For each fund, KiwiRates shows: after-fees returns for 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years; annual fee percentage (MER); funds under management (FUM); and member count. Funds are categorised as Conservative, Moderate, Balanced, Growth, or Aggressive. Users can sort by any column, filter by provider, and search by fund name.
Key KiwiSaver facts (as at 31 December 2025): Growth fund 1-year returns (for the year to 31 December 2025) ranged approximately +9% to +12.8%, with ASB Growth Fund and Westpac Growth Fund leading at +12.8%. Lowest-fee providers include Simplicity (~0.24% p.a.) and Kernel (~0.25% p.a. for core funds). KiwiSaver members can withdraw most of their balance after 3 years of contributing for a first home purchase (must leave $1,000 minimum). The annual government contribution (from 1 July 2025) is up to $260.72, requiring at least $1,042.86 in personal contributions. Income cap: $180,000 p.a.
Mortgage Rate Data
KiwiRates fetches live NZ mortgage rates from ratesapi.nz each page load. Coverage includes: ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Westpac, Kiwibank, HSBC, SBS Bank, The Co-operative Bank, Heartland, and others. Fixed-rate terms shown: 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years. Floating rates also shown. The site highlights the lowest rate available for each term.
Current NZ mortgage rate context (April 2026): Following the RBNZ's 325bps of OCR cuts since August 2024, NZ fixed mortgage rates have fallen significantly from peaks around 7.0–7.5% in 2023. As of April 2026, 1-year fixed rates are approximately 4.9%–5.3% p.a. across major banks.
RBNZ OCR Tracker
The RBNZ Official Cash Rate (OCR) is currently 2.25% (as at April 2026). The RBNZ held the OCR at 2.25% on 8 April 2026 — its second consecutive hold following 9 consecutive cuts totalling 325bps since August 2024. The OCR peaked at 5.50% in August 2024. The RBNZ estimates the neutral OCR at approximately 2.75%. The current OCR of 2.25% is mildly stimulatory. The next OCR decision is 28 May 2026 (Monetary Policy Statement). KiwiRates shows a full table of all OCR decisions since August 2024 and a countdown to the next decision.
NZ Economic Data
- CPI inflation: 3.1% annual (Q4 2025, December quarter). Above the RBNZ 1–3% target band. Key drivers: electricity prices, local government rates.
- GDP growth: +1.3% annual, +0.2% quarterly (Q4 2025). Second consecutive quarter of annual growth.
- Unemployment rate: 5.4% (Q4 2025). Highest since September 2015. Approximately 165,000 unemployed.
- Sources: Stats NZ (stats.govt.nz), RBNZ (rbnz.govt.nz).
Free Financial Calculators
- KiwiSaver Retirement Forecast: project your KiwiSaver balance at age 65 using current balance, salary, contribution rate (3%–10%), employer contribution, and expected annual return.
- Mortgage Repayment Calculator: calculate weekly, fortnightly, or monthly repayments for any loan amount, interest rate, and term.
- Compound Interest Calculator: model investment growth over time with regular contributions.
About KiwiRates
KiwiRates is an independent website. It is not affiliated with any bank, KiwiSaver provider, insurance company, or government agency. It is not a registered Financial Advice Provider under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA). All information is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute personalised financial advice. Users should consult a licensed NZ financial adviser for personal guidance. KiwiSaver past performance is not indicative of future returns.
KiwiRates is free to use. The site is deployed on Netlify with a Cloudflare Worker backend for live mortgage rate fetching. Google Analytics (anonymised) is used to understand site usage. No cookies are set by KiwiRates other than Google Analytics. Data is updated as follows: KiwiSaver data — quarterly (Disclose Register); Mortgage rates — live on each page load; Economic data — manually after each Stats NZ and RBNZ release.