About NZCasino.co.nz

Our Mission

NZCasino.co.nz exists for one reason: to help people in Aotearoa New Zealand understand online casinos, pokies, and bonuses well enough to make calm, informed decisions. We are an independent comparison site, not a casino operator, and we never handle players’ funds. 

Since launching in 2019, our team of writers, analysts, and casino testers has focused solely on what matters most to Kiwi players: safety, fairness, clear information, and an honest view of both the fun and the risks associated with online gambling. 

Our role is to explain how online casinos operate, evaluate sites that accept New Zealand players, and help our audience understand the evolving legal landscape as the government transitions towards a local licensing system for online casinos. 

Our Core Values

Objective and player-centred

Our starting point is always the reader, not the casino. Before we write or recommend anything, we ask: What does a Kiwi player need to know to make a calm and clear decision?  If terms are challenging to understand, we break them down for you. If something appears risky, confusing, or one-sided, we clearly flag it.

Honest and open by default

We explain how we review casinos, how we score them, and how NZCasino.co.nz earns revenue. When a site has downsides, awkward withdrawal rules, restrictive bonus terms, slow support, or a history of complaints, we do not buy that information. We bring it to the surface so you can see the whole picture.

Local Focus, global standards

Our focus is on players in New Zealand, but our standards are shaped by both local harm-minimisation guidance and international best practices in licensing, security, and game testing. We follow guidance from New Zealand regulators and authorities, and we also adhere to the requirements of respected overseas regulators and independent laboratories.

Responsibility in every review

Gambling can be enjoyable, but it also carries real financial and emotional risks. That is why we always point out tools that help you stay in control, warning signs of harmful play, and where you can get free, confidential help. We never write content to make you spend more, chase your losses, or use gambling to fix money or life problems.

Who We Are

NZcasino.co.nz is an independent online casino review and education website created specifically for New Zealand readers. We research and review online casinos that accept players from New Zealand, focusing on licensing, game fairness, payment safety, responsible gambling tools and overall user experience. 

Before publishing a review, we test each casino firsthand, where possible. We explore the lobby, check bonus terms, examine game RTP, and assess how easy it is to deposit, withdraw, and set limits. We then present our findings, highlighting both the pros and cons, so you can decide whether a site is right for you or whether you would rather skip it. 

We follow developments in New Zealand’s gambling law, including proposals for a regulated online casino licensing system and stricter advertising and harm minimisation standards. We aim to reflect these changes in the way we rate casinos and, in the advice, we provide to our readers, ensuring our content remains responsible. 

Our Casino Experts

Karime Tobar

Country Manager

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Dayna Clarke

Senior Content Editor

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Katrina Haggarty

Senior Content Editor

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Chloe Churchill

Casino and Bonus Analyst

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Richard Trenchard

Senior Content Editor

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Kay Whitehead

NZ Expert

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Angelique

NZ Expert

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Your Well-Being Is Our Top Priority 

The most important thing about NZCasino.co.nz is not our rankings or top list; it is you. Your safety and well-being matter more to us than whether you ever sign up for a casino. 

We create guides to help you really understand what is going on when you play: odds, house edge, pokies volatility, bonus rules, how much you might realistically lose over time, not just the big win stories.  We also talk openly about responsible gambling and problem gambling: when a habit can start to slip into harm, and what steps you can take if that happens. 

How we support safer gambling in practice: 

• We highlight tools that help you stay in control, such as deposit and loss limits, time reminders, cool-off breaks, and self-exclusion options, where available. 
• We explain bonuses in plain language, including wagering requirements, expiry dates, and game restrictions, rather than just highlighting the most considerable free amounts. 
• We avoid wording that hints at guaranteed wins, risk-free play or gambling as a way to fix money troubles. This kind of message does not help anyone.

Independent help, if you or someone close to you needs it:

Suppose you are worried about your own gambling, or that of a friend or whānau member. In that case, we provide signposting to free, confidential support in New Zealand, including the Problem Gambling Foundation (PGF) and national harm minimisation campaigns, such as ‘Choice not chance’, which is funded through Health New Zealand and Te Tari Taiwhenua. 

Our articles cannot replace professional advice or counselling, but they can help you recognise when gambling has stopped being fun and find the right people to talk to next. 

How We Review Online Casinos

Every NZCasino.co.nz review is built on the same six pillars. This makes our scores more consistent and easier to compare across different sites. We start by researching each casino’s license, reputation and ownership. Where lawful, our testers then create an account, explore the games, claim a bonus if appropriate and experience the site as a typical Kiwi player would.  The result is a structured review system that is updated as the casino or New Zealand regulations change. 

Our Approach to Independence and Integrity

Our promise is simple: we want you to trust what you read here. Every review, guide and news piece on NZCasino.co.nz follows the same editorial standards, no matter which casino we are talking about or whether we work with them commercially. 

Before anything goes live, it usually passes through several pairs of eyes: 

• Writer: researches the topic or casino, tests that can be tested and writes the first draft in clear, honest language. 
• Reviewer-editor: double checks key facts, challenges assumptions, and makes sure the content is balanced, not one-sided in favour of any casino. 
• Final approver: gives the last sign-off and sets a reminder to review and update the page regularly, especially if casinos or regulations change.  

The process takes time, but it helps us keep the focus on what is right for you, not what is easiest to publish. 

How We Make Money

NZCasino.co.nz is available to you at no cost. We do not sell subscriptions, and we never charge players for payment. Instead, some casinos pay us a commission if you click on a link from our site and then sign up or play there. 

A few important points about that: 

• It does not cost you anything extra. 
• Casinos cannot pay to change their score or buy a positive-only review. 
• Suppose a casino performs poorly in our testing or later changes in a way that concerns us. In that case, we will update the review and, if necessary, reevaluate its position on our lists or stop recommending it. 

If you would like to dive deeper into how we work, you can read our complete Editorial Guidelines and Terms and Conditions. However, the short version is this: your trust matters more than any single casino partnership. 

NZCasino.co.nz In Numbers

As a player, you can use NzCasino.co.nz as a neutral, structured guide to explore the market, compare options side by side and understand how online casinos, pokies, bonuses and payments really work before you decide where to play. 

We provided nearly 300 detailed casino review pages, offering a comprehensive and structured overview of online casinos and brands available to players in New Zealand. Each review follows a consistent and neutral format, allowing you to compare options clearly and make informed decisions. 

Our pokies section includes 96 unique pages covering individual titles and thematic lists. It provides a comprehensive overview of the pokies landscape in New Zealand, offering objective information. 

We cover 22 individual game providers, mapping out the studios behind the games offered to players. 

Across bonuses and free spins, we publish 15 guides that explain how different offers work, from welcome packages to ongoing promotions.  The focus is on terms, conditions, and realistic expectations so that you can evaluate any bonus with impartial information. 

Our payment section includes 14 guides that break down the main deposit and withdrawal methods used by players. Each guide focuses on how these methods work at online casinos, helping you compare fees, processing times and other considerations. 

We offer a responsible gambling guide, providing a central reference for tools, limits, and support services.

Get In Touch With Us

If you have any questions about online casinos, our reviews, or our rating process, we would be happy to hear from you. Our team reads every message and aims to respond as soon as possible. 

Would you like to learn more about a specific casino, bonus, or game feature on our site? Please, email us at [email protected] or visit our Contact Us page.

Our editorial team is based at our office on Floor 5N, Spinola Park, Triq Mikiel Ang Borg, San Giljan SPK100, Malta.