Term Deposit
Start with as little as $1,000 and choose a term that suits you from 1 month up to 5 years
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The Benefits
- No account fees, open a Term Deposit with only $1,000
- Option for regular interest payments on terms one year and over
- Option to reinvest automatically when your term matures
- Maturity email alerts - start planning your next move
The Details
Our term deposits are a great way to get some predictability back into your savings.
Term deposits give you the reassurance that you will have a fixed rate for a fixed period so you know exactly where you stand.
Your deposits go to support the New Zealand food and agribusiness sector which contributes to feeding kiwis and the world.
Our rates
Term Deposits are available to Personal, Children's and existing Trust* & existing Business* accounts.
| Terms | Standard interest† | Monthly (interim) | Quarterly (interim) | Six-monthly (interim) | Minimum investment | Account fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | % | - | - | - | $1,000 | None |
| 3 months | % | - | - | - | $1,000 | None |
| 6 months | % | - | - | - | $1,000 | None |
| 9 months | % | - | - | - | $1,000 | None |
| 1 year | % | % | % | % | $1,000 | None |
| 15 months | % | % | % | - | $1,000 | None |
| 18 months | % | % | % | % | $1,000 | None |
| 2 years | % | % | % | % | $1,000 | None |
| 3 years | % | % | % | % | $1,000 | None |
| 4 years | % | % | % | % | $1,000 | None |
| 5 years | % | % | % | % | $1,000 | None |
All interest rates on this page are percentage per annum (p.a.) and are shown before the deduction of taxes. The term deposit interest rates listed here are only for the first $5 million of total deposits you have with Rabobank Online Savings. For rates on deposits over $5 million please call us on 0800 22 44 33.
Early withdrawal fees may apply. Refer to the Rabobank Online Savings Terms & Conditions for more information.
*Please take note that we no longer accept applications for new Business or Trust customers.
^Standard Interest payments are paid on maturity only for terms up to 18 months, and annually for terms 2 years or greater. Rabobank Online Savings does not currently offer a compounding interest option for Term Deposits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
During the initial account opening process you are only able to set up one Term Deposit, however, once you receive your Digipass you are then able to login and create as many Term Deposits as you wish.
Please call our friendly Customer Contact Centre on 0800 22 44 33, between 8am and 6pm weekdays. They will tell you what the best available rate is and create the term deposit on your behalf.
Yes. You can reserve a term deposit using uncleared funds providing the funds clear within three business days. The interest rate will be held and the term deposit will start once the funds clear. But don’t worry, if rates go up, we will honour the new rate. While the funds are clearing you will earn interest at our RaboSaver rate.
If your transfer is dishonoured, the term deposit request will be cancelled and one of our friendly contact centre consultants will contact you.
Tax will be deducted at your new tax rate when the next interest payment is made. For example, if you have a 6 month Term Deposit and change your tax rate part way through, tax will be deducted at your new rate when the interest is paid at maturity. It is not possible to deduct tax at two separate rates for one interest payment.
Once the term deposit is set up, the details such as the amount, term and interest rate are locked in. You can always open additional term deposits with any balance of $1,000 or more.
Interest is calculated daily and paid at maturity for terms of 1-9 months.
For terms of 1-5 years, you can choose to have interest paid monthly, quarterly, six monthly (excluding the 15 month term) or annually.
Interest is paid back to the Rabobank Online Savings account that originally credited the Term Deposit. We do not provide compounding interim interest and we are not able to pay interest directly to the nominated account
We do not offer compounding interest payments. Interest is paid back to the Online Savings account that credited the Term Deposit.
However, if you are investing in a term of 18 months or less with interest at maturity, you can choose to automatically reinvest the Term Deposit and capitalise the interest. The interest will automatically be added to the original sum and incorporated in the new Term Deposit.
- Log into your Rabobank Online Savings
- Go to’ Accounts’ then select the Term Deposit
- Click the on the Term Deposit
- At the bottom of the page click on ‘Manage term deposit maturity’
- Choose your new reinvestment instructions
- Confirm the change using your Digipass
You can make changes up until the last business day before maturity.
We may, at our discretion, allow you to break the Term Deposit and return the funds to your Rabobank Online Savings account.
Call us on 0800 22 44 33 or send a secure message with details of the Term Deposit you wish to break.
To send a secure message, log into Rabobank Online Savings and click on the envelope icon top right hand side of screen then 'Create new message'.
We will then contact you to advise if the Deposit can be broken and if a fee will apply.
Once we have approved your request to break, and provided you with a break quote, you must confirm whether you wish to proceed breaking the Deposit by 3.00pm on the same business day when we provided the confirmation to you to ensure it is broken that day.
The funds will be available in your Rabobank Online Savings account by the end of that day. From there, you can transfer funds to your nominated account online by clicking 'Transfer money'.