www.sendmoneypacific.org is a joint New Zealand and Australian Government initiative to reduce the cost of sending money and encourage competition among remittance providers.
The website provides important information and tools on the choices Pacific people living in New Zealand have when sending money back to their families and friends in the Pacific nations, including:
Exchange rates
Currency converters
Cost comparisons
When you want to send money back home the important things that you may need to know are:
How can I send my money?
If I send an amount in New Zealand dollars, how much will actually be received by my friends or family and in which currency?
What is the true cost to me to send this money?
What is the exchange rate?
What documents/information do I need to provide to send money?
What documents/information does the person I'm sending to need in order to collect the money
How long will it take for my money to arrive?
Will the person I'm sending to have to pay anything as well?
What protection is in place to make sure the money is received?
What do I do if things go wrong?
Where can the money be collected
The www.sendmoneypacific.org website contains the answers to most of these questions but if you need more information, please contact them and they will try to help you.