- Address: 2 The Terrace, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand;
- Website: rbnz.govt.nz;
- Phone: +64 4-472 2029;
- Visit time: 09.00-16.30, in the summer time - without days off;
- Cost: free of charge
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is the state financial institution responsible for the country's monetary policy, founded in 1939. For many years Alan Bollard remains its chairman. The museum is located in Wellington.
The main exhibit of the Museum
Visitors to the Museum of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will plunge into the atmosphere of the banking system of the state and learn about the gold reserves that form the basis of the country's economy. They will receive answers to interesting questions about the creation of new banknotes and the destruction of damaged and simply exempted monetary units.
Tourists are introduced to the money printing press, designers who come up with new bills. In addition, the building of the Reserve Bank Museum stores the first econometric MONIAC computer, which is still functional and can be used for its intended purpose. Its creator - Bill Phillips patented his invention in 1940, providing an unprecedented breakthrough in the field of computer technology. Surprisingly, the computer needs ordinary water to simulate the money supply in the economy.
Useful information for tourists
The doors of the Museum of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are open for visits on weekdays from 9:30 to 16:00 hours. In the period from January to March, the Museum also operates on Saturdays. You can visit the museum at these times for free.
How to get to the sights?
To get to the Museum you can on city buses under numbers 17, 20, 22, 23, following to stop The Terrace at Bolton Street. After disembarkation from public transport you will be waited by a twenty-minute walk, which will allow you to get acquainted with the New Zealand capital . If you value time and do not want to crowd in the bus, take a taxi or rent a car.
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