Bill Blaster

Bill Blaster is a custom–built bills account that works alongside your Free Up, Now or Front Runner account. Set it up and let it take care of your bills for you.

We’ve made Bill Blaster even better! We’ve removed transaction and txt alert fees – and, if you find yourself caught out, Bill Blaster now has a lower dishonour fee than our other accounts.

Benefits:

  • No transaction fees or monthly account fees
  • Free txt alerts
  • No ATM access or cheque facility, so it’s harder to dip into your bill money
  • Lower dishonour fee than our other everyday accounts
  • Apply for an overdraft
  • Earn interest on balances over $100.
  • Earn 0.50% interest on balances over $100
  • Find out more about Bill Blaster’s rates and fees.
  • Join online
  • Join on the phone
  • Join at a local Kiwibank

Bad with bills? Here’s how Bill Blaster can help you

  1. 1 Use our bills calculator to work out how much you need for your regular bills each pay.

    How much do you spend each month?

    Category Estimated
    amount per
    month    		 Your monthly bills
    Rent/board $
    Rates $
    Power & gas $
    Phone, internet & paid TV $
    Mobile phone $
    Insurance (e.g. house, car, life, medical) $
    Home maintenance and repairs $
    Debt repayment (e.g. hire purchase, credit card, personal loan) $
    Other regular bills (e.g. transport, school fees, car registration) $ ?
    How often do you get paid?:

    You should put aside $0 per month to cover your regular bills

    Our estimated amount above is a guide. Please take a moment to work out your own figures – or use heaps! (our free money-management tool) to help you.

    heaps! can use your last three months of purchases to work this out for you (and can help you with setting a budget and saving for your goals, too).

  2. 2Set up PayStream to automatically transfer this amount into your Bill Blaster account each time you get paid
  3. 3Set up automatic payments or direct debits for all your regular bills
  4. 4Set up txt alerts. Then, if your balance gets low or an automatic payment or direct debit is declined, we’ll text you – for free. Unlike other banks, we always try your automatic payments twice before we dishonour them. So if your payment fails the first time, we’ll try it again the next business day. This gives you a chance to transfer some money or cancel the payment – and avoid penalty fees.
  5. 5Set up a Sweep. This will transfer money automatically from your everyday account into your Bill Blaster if your funds get too low – so you’ll never miss a payment.

Talk to us when you open your account – we’ll get everything up and running for you.

More on managing your money

Eligibility

You need a Free Up, Now or Front Runner account to open a Bill Blaster account. Service fees may apply.

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Conditions

Download Kiwibank's pdfDisclosure Statement (PDF 1.5 MB) or pick up a copy at your local Kiwibank.