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Gold Price in New Zealand (NZD)

Gold in New Zealand dollars: the international USD price converted at the live USD/NZD rate.

NZ$7,387.67per troy ounce−7.48 (−0.10%)

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Live indicative spot. Live spot; observed Oct 15, 2026, 13:08 UTC; one reporting source.
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Per unit (NZD)

  • per gramNZ$237.52
  • per troy ounceNZ$7,387.67
  • per kilogramNZ$237,519

Per gram by purity (NZD)

  • 24K fine (999.9)NZ$237.50
  • 24K (999)NZ$237.28
  • 22K (916)NZ$217.73
  • 21K (875)NZ$207.83
  • 18K (750)NZ$178.14
  • 14K (585)NZ$138.54

Exchange rate used

1 USD = 1.7812 NZD

daily ECB reference rate, Oct 14, 2026. Conversions are informational and are not tradable quotes.

NZD/USD history · Currency converter

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Gold returns for a New Zealand investor

These statistics combine the USD gold price with the historical NZD/USD reference on each date. They measure the return in NZD, before dealer premiums, storage, fees and tax.

Previous close

NZ$7,395.16

before Oct 15, 2026

52-week range

NZ$6,852.48 – NZ$9,022.51

Year to date

−1.60%

from NZ$7,508.12 on Dec 31, 2025

1-year change

+0.74%

from NZ$7,333.06

All-time high

NZ$9,022.51

Mar 2, 2026 · −18.12% below

All-time low

NZ$477.98

Jul 1, 1999

5-year change

+194.02%

+24.07% per year

10-year change

+318.69%

+15.39% per year

1-year volatility

18.1%

annualised, from observed returns

Worst drawdown

−37.37%

Nov 27, 2011 → Jun 12, 2014, recovered Aug 7, 2019

Historical percentile

96th

higher than 96% of values since 1999

Best / worst year

2025 +60.84% / 2013 −27.37%

calendar years, close to close

NZD performance

PeriodFromStartChangeReturnAnnualised
1 dayOct 15, 20267395.16−7.48−0.10%—
1 weekOct 5, 20267398.03−10.36−0.14%—
1 monthSep 15, 20267295.84+91.84+1.26%—
Year to dateDec 31, 20257508.12−120.44−1.60%—
1 yearOct 15, 20257333.06+54.62+0.74%—
5 yearsOct 15, 20212512.65+4,875.02+194.02%+24.07% /yr
10 yearsOct 14, 20161764.46+5,623.22+318.69%+15.39% /yr

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Gold, NZD/USD

Gold in NZD can rise because gold gains in USD, because the local currency weakens, or both. NZD/USD is the local currency driver currently published by MarketsGrid; official New Zealand inflation and OCR series will only be added when their full source history is reproducible.

NZD/USD

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Gold price in NZD — chart

+1,255.45% since Mar 1, 1999
Mar 1, 1999 → Oct 15, 2026High 8,981.32Low 477.98
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Daily observations from 2006-01-01; monthly averages before that. Converted with daily ECB reference rate.1,121 observations, simplified for display.History from Mar 1, 1999.

How the NZD price is calculated

Gold trades internationally in US dollars per troy ounce. MarketsGrid converts that price into New Zealand dollars at the live USD/NZD interbank rate, cross-checked across two sources (the daily ECB reference rate until it loads), so the NZD price moves with both the metal and the exchange rate. Local dealers quote their own prices, which include premiums, taxes and their own FX rate.

Historical NZD prices on the chart are converted day by day with the reference rate in force on each date, which makes long-run comparisons in NZD meaningful: a rising NZD price can reflect a stronger metal, a weaker New Zealand Dollar, or both.

Gold reference

Gold-API.com

Observation: Oct 15, 2026. The headline status always states whether this is live spot or a daily/monthly reference.

NZD conversion

daily ECB reference rate: 1 USD = 1.7812 NZD.

Observed Oct 14, 2026. Historical calculations use the rate applicable on each date, not today’s rate.

See data sources and licensing and calculation methodology. CSV downloads contain the converted series currently shown in the chart.

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