[Leccy-Lee]

Well started to get some cash etc together, was hoping to open a NZ account before i come out, but looking like thats not going to happen in time.
So i was about to order some Amercian Express Cheques and am unsure what to get?

As most websites to order them say cant be done in NZ$, most recommend getting Australian Dollers Cheques.

Can anyone confirm best currency to get cheques in? Upon arriving in Auckland i will be most likely to open an account then and deposit the cheques at that time.

Thanks

[speckythecky]

if it is just cash for use in nz that you need, why not use your debit card in the ATM machines in NZ. You get a good rate of exchange and no worries about cash.
If it is transfers of cash for your new account do a search for earlier threads on this topic

[gpbenton]

If your signature is correct, you still have a couple of months to open an account in New Zealand and transfer some money, which is plenty of time. Mine (at Westpac) took a couple of weeks to set up, and I activated it the day after I arrived.

However, if you are sure you need traveller's cheques, I think you will lose out on conversion rates if you buy a currency other than UK pounds or NZ$. So if you can't get NZ$, just get them in pounds.

But as was said above, ATMs are really abundant here, so I would recommend not bothering with traveller's cheques at all.