Editing New Zealand dollar (section)

==Banknotes==
{{Main|Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar}}

===History===
In 1967, notes were introduced in denominations of [[New Zealand one-dollar note|$1]], [[New Zealand two-dollar note|$2]], [[New Zealand five-dollar note|$5]], [[New Zealand ten-dollar note|$10]], [[New Zealand twenty-dollar note|$20]] and [[New Zealand one hundred-dollar note|$100]], with all except the $5 replacing their pound predecessors. The original series of dollar notes featured on the obverse a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing [[Queen Alexandra]]'s Kokoshnik tiara, King George's VI festoon necklace, and Queen Mary's floret earrings, while the reverse featured native birds and plants.<ref name="The Banknote Book">{{cite book | last1 = Linzmayer | first1 = Owen | title = The Banknote Book | chapter = New Zealand | publisher = BanknoteNews.com | year = 2012 | location = San Francisco, CA | url = http://www.banknotebook.com}}</ref> The notes were changed slightly in 1981 due to a change of printer (from De La Rue to Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.)—the most noticeable difference being the portrait based upon a photograph by Peter Grugeon, in which Queen Elizabeth II is wearing Grand Duchess Vladimir's tiara and Queen Victoria's golden jubilee necklace.<ref name="The Banknote Book"/> The [[New Zealand fifty-dollar note|$50]] note was added in 1983 to fill the long gap between the $20 and the $100 notes. $1 and $2 notes were discontinued in 1991 after being replaced with coins.

A new series of notes, known as Series 5 was introduced in 1992. The obverse of each note featured a notable New Zealander, while the reverse featured a native New Zealand bird and New Zealand scenery. The Queen remained on the $20 note. In 1999, series 6 [[polymer notes]] replaced the paper notes. The designs remained much the same, but were changed slightly to accommodate new security features, with the most obvious changes being the two transparent windows.

In 2015–16, new Series 7 notes were issued,<ref name="issueseries7-nz-gov">{{Cite web |title=Issuing series 7 - Reserve Bank of New Zealand |url=https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation/issuing-series-7 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=RBNZ|date=28 February 2022 }}</ref> refreshing the note design and improving security features. As of 2021, Series 6 and 7 notes are currently legal tender.<ref name="banknotesincirculation-nz-gov">{{Cite web |title=Banknotes in circulation - Reserve Bank of New Zealand |url=https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/notes-and-coins/notes/banknotes-in-circulation |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=RBNZ}}</ref>

In September 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Reserve Bank said it would exhaust its existing stocks of $20 notes before introducing new notes featuring King Charles III.<ref name=":0" />

=== Current circulating banknotes ===

The most recent issue of New Zealand banknotes is the seventh series, first released in October 2015 and May 2016.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; margin: auto"
|-
! Image
! rowspan=2| Value
! rowspan=2| Dimensions
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Main Colour
! colspan=3| Description
! rowspan=2| Date of Issue
|-
! Obverse <!-- add this when we need an extra column for the reverse banknote images:
! Reverse
-->
! Obverse
! Reverse
! Watermark
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:New Zealand five-dollar banknote, Series 7.jpg|95px]]
| style="text-align:center"| '''[[New Zealand five-dollar note|$5]]'''
| {{nowrap|135 × 66 mm}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#c70;"|
| Orange
| '''[[Edmund Hillary]]''' <br /> [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]] <br /> 
| ''[[Campbell Island, New Zealand|Campbell Island]] scene'' <br /> '''[[Yellow-eyed penguin|Hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin)]]''' <br /> [[Bulbinella rossii|''Bulbinella rossii'' (Ross lily)]] <br /> [[Pleurophyllum speciosum|''Pleurophyllum speciosum'' (Campbell Island daisy)]] <br /> [[Durvillea|Bull kelp]]
| Elizabeth II
| October 2015
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:New Zealand ten-dollar banknote, Series 7.jpg|98px]]
| style="text-align:center"| '''[[New Zealand ten-dollar note|$10]]'''
| {{nowrap|140 × 68 mm}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#46a;"|
| Blue
| '''[[Kate Sheppard]]''' <br /> White [[camellia]] flowers
| ''River scene'' <br /> '''[[Blue duck|Whio (blue duck)]]''' <br /> ''[[Parahebe catarractae]]'' <br /> ''[[Blechnum]]'' fern
| Elizabeth II
|October 2015
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:New Zealand twenty-dollar banknote, Series 7.jpg|102px]]
| style="text-align:center"| '''[[New Zealand twenty-dollar note|$20]]'''
| {{nowrap|145 × 70 mm}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#180;"|
| Green
| '''[[Elizabeth II]]'''<br /> [[New Zealand Parliament Buildings]]
| ''New Zealand alpine scene'' <br /> '''[[New Zealand falcon|Kārearea (New Zealand falcon)]]''' <br /> [[Pachystegia insignis|Marlborough rock daisy]] <br /> [[Chionochloa rubra|Red tussock in flower]] <br /> [[Mount Tapuae-O-Uenuku]]
| Elizabeth II
|May 2016
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:New Zealand fifty-dollar banknote, Series 7.jpg|105px]]
| style="text-align:center"| '''[[New Zealand fifty-dollar note|$50]]'''
| {{nowrap|150 × 72 mm}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#74a;"|
| Purple
| '''[[Āpirana Ngata]]''' <br /> Porourangi Meeting House
|  ''Conifer broadleaf forest scene'' <br /> '''[[Kōkako|Kōkako (blue wattled crow)]]''' <br /> [[Ripogonum scandens|Supplejack]] (kareao) <!-- (Ripogonum scandens)-->  <br /> [[Entoloma hochstetteri|Sky-blue mushroom]]  
| Elizabeth II
|May 2016
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:New Zealand one hundred-dollar banknote, Series 7.jpg|109px]]
| style="text-align:center"| '''[[New Zealand one hundred-dollar note|$100]]'''
| {{nowrap|155 × 74 mm}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#b30;"|
| Red
| '''[[Ernest Rutherford]]''' <br /> [[Nobel Prize medal]]
| ''Beech forest scene'' <br /> '''[[Yellowhead (bird)|Mohua (yellowhead)]]''' <br /> [[Fuscospora fusca|Red beech]]<!-- or tawhairaunui-->  <br /> [[Declana egregia|South Island lichen moth]] 
| Elizabeth II
|May 2016
|-
| colspan=9| {{Standard banknote table notice|standard_scale=y|BrE=y}} {{small|For details of the circulating series 6 designs, see [[Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar]]. }}
|}