About us
Who runs this ranking
Aqua Beauty and Wellness publishes one thing: a ranking of offshore casino sites that accept New Zealand dollars from Kiwi players. The desk is small and the method is fixed. Duncan Rakaia carries editorial responsibility for every score on the page, and four contributors handle payments, bonus terms, game libraries and player protection. Nobody on the desk works for an operator.
How a casino earns its score
A brand only enters the ranking after an account has been opened, funded in NZD and cashed out at least once. We record the licence number, the deposit methods that actually clear from a New Zealand bank, the time between a withdrawal request and money landing, the published return figure and the wagering multiplier attached to the welcome offer. Those five columns produce the score, which runs from 9.9 down to 9.0 across the ten brands we currently list.
Where our money comes from
Operators pay us a commission when a reader opens an account through one of our links. That commission never buys a position. A brand that slows its payouts or tightens its bonus terms drops down the table at the next check, and two of the sites we tested this year are not listed at all because their cashier could not process an NZD withdrawal.
Corrections and updates
Bonus caps, free spin counts and payout windows change without notice. We re-test the full list every quarter and update individual entries sooner when an operator announces a change. If you spot a figure on this site that no longer matches what a casino publishes, tell us and we will check it inside two working days. Gambling is for adults aged 18 and over.