BitNZ.com

BitNZ.com (BitNZ) — Services

BitNZ.com refers to BitNZ, an early New Zealand–focused Bitcoin exchange / NZD on-ramp, historically used to trade bitcoin (BTC) against New Zealand dollars (NZD). (cointelegraph.com)

Historical operation

• BitNZ was reported as a “flagship” New Zealand Bitcoin exchange during the mid-2010s local market. (cointelegraph.com)
• In 2017, BitNZ publicly announced it would shut down, citing banking refusal/hostility toward Bitcoin businesses, and advised customers to withdraw funds before April 15, 2017. (ccn.com)

Security incident (historical reporting)

• BitNZ.com was also reported as having been hacked in 2014, with reporting stating 39 BTC were stolen. (mineforeman.com)

Current site status (as observed here)

• As of March 6, 2026, direct retrieval of https://bitnz.com (and www.bitnz.com) was not reachable via this browsing session (fetch failures / 502 Bad Gateway). ([]())

In category terms (“services”): BitNZ.com is best described as a legacy New Zealand Bitcoin exchange / brokerage on-ramp, widely reported as defunct since April 2017, with the present-day domain appearing inactive or not publicly serving the original exchange service. (ccn.com)