Banks and post

Lincoln University is a cash-free campus which means you cannot purchase items from cafeterias or pay fees using cash.

Please ensure you have a credit or debit card.

Cost of living in New Zealand

Review this website for an idea of what things cost in New Zealand.

NauMaiNZ website: Cost of living

You can set up a new bank account online, then visit your local branch. Check your bank’s website for details of what you will need to take with you.

Banks in Rolleston, Hornby or Riccarton

ASB

See the ASB website for more information on moving to New Zealand and how to open an account:

ASB: Moving to New Zealand 

Westpac

www.westpac.co.nz

Kiwibank

www.kiwibank.co.nz 

Opening a bank account - evidence of NZ address

To open a New Zealand bank account, you will need evidence of your address in New Zealand.

For this purpose, you can use the invoice sent to you from Lincoln University after your tuition fees were paid. If your address on this invoice is your overseas address, please make sure that you have added a NZ (mailing) address on LUCAS, keeping your (permanent) overseas address there also. Then, send an email to studentfinance@lincoln.ac.nz asking for a new, receipted invoice to be sent to you that shows your NZ mailing address.

You will also need your passport and your student ID; plus any other documentation the individual banks require.

Students living on campus in accommodation/halls can request a proof of address letter from the Accommodation office. 

ATMs in Lincoln

The following ATM's are located in Lincoln township:

• BNZ –77 Gerald Street (in the New World Supermarket), Lincoln 
• Westpac – 6 Gerald Street, Lincoln (Near Lincoln Pharmacy) 

If you have work rights on your visa to allow you to work part time please review this information on the Inland Revenue Department website: 

Inland Revenue Department (IRD) website: New arrival to New Zealand - IRD number application