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New Zealand interest rates
Current home loan rates on offer in New Zealand
Keeping track of interest rates is one of the easiest ways to stay ahead when you’re buying a home, refinancing, or planning your next financial move. Rates can shift quickly, so having up-to-date information in one place makes life a whole lot simpler.
Check the latest rates in our live interest rate table (updated regularly).
Rates snapshot
Lowest fixed rate: 3.99% (SBS Bank – FirstHome Combo, 1-year only)
Average 1-year rate: 4.71%
Average floating rate: 6.01%
Interest rate outlook
Most forecasters agree we’re likely near the bottom of the interest rate cycle, with many one-year rates sitting in the mid-low 4s.
Six-month and one-year rates could fall slightly further in early 2026 after the November OCR cut, before flattening out or lifting gradually through 2026 and 2027. Longer-term rates (2–5 years) are thought to have already bottomed and may start rising soon.
As always, these predictions depend on how global and local economic conditions evolve.
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