About Us

Building the Bay since 1933.

Heretaunga Building Society is owned and operated in the Hawke’s Bay. Providing investment, lending options for residential, commercial and rural property.

The Society’s funding is from retail deposits. Competitive interest rates are offered on both call and term deposits. As an investor you become a shareholder in the Heretaunga Building Society.

The Society has no lending fees, and flexible terms are available to suit individual borrower’s needs.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand issued a Non-Bank Deposit Taker licence to the Society on 23 December 2014.

The creditworthiness of the Heretaunga Building Society is not required to be rated by a rating agency approved by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand under Section 7(3) of the Non-Bank Deposit Takers Exemption Notice 2016. A replacement Product Disclosure Statement dated 12 November 2025 has been lodged and can be viewed here.

We are governed by a professional board of directors, and administered by our secretary, BWR Chartered Accountants.

Our Board

An independent and experienced Board of Directors governs the Society comprising Mr S A Greer, LLB / Mr W P S Harvey, BBS, FNZIV, FPINZ / Ms A Jopling, BA / Mr M A Knobloch, BBS, CA, MInstD.
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Our Secretary

BWR Chartered Accountants have a history in Hawkes Bay dating back to 1907, and are still 100% owned and operated. BWR has been associated with the Heretaunga Building Society since its establishment in 1933.
For a financial consultation contact us on (06) 873 8047 or email us today


    Borrow

    We offer competitive rates on a range of flexible options, and perhaps best of all, we don’t charge fees for home loans.
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    Invest

    We have been operating since 1933. All of our lending is secured by first ranking mortgages.

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    About us

    Providing investment, lending options for residential, commercial and rural property.
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    I have been investing with The Society since 1947, and they’ve never let me down.

    Rex Ingram