Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC
since 2000
The natural gas price in New Zealand dollars is 5.2342 NZD per MMBtu (Oct 26, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC). That is 0.37% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 4.2952 NZD (April 24, 2026) and 9.1553 NZD (December 5, 2025). It is 9.0% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 37%. The highest daily close since 2000 was 22.74 NZD on December 27, 2000.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.2714 | 8.9195 | 4.2952 | 5.2320 | −18.2% |
| 2025 | 6.5258 | 9.1553 | 4.5932 | 6.3934 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0952 | 6.9959 | 2.5522 | 6.4805 | +62.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4035 | 6.6030 | 3.1948 | 3.9824 | −43.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5943 | 15.6071 | 5.4930 | 7.0477 | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5819 | 9.0584 | 3.4090 | 5.4600 | +55.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1694 | 5.0360 | 2.3110 | 3.5142 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4249 | 5.2673 | 3.1725 | 3.2450 | −25.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2946 | 7.1302 | 3.4587 | 4.3794 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8105 | 5.0031 | 3.5909 | 4.1490 | −22.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4581 | 5.6867 | 2.4442 | 5.3551 | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8922 | 4.4267 | 2.6028 | 3.4181 | −7.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3006 | 7.4111 | 3.6942 | 3.6942 | −28.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8660 | 5.4546 | 3.7144 | 5.1411 | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8041 | 4.7980 | 2.3361 | 4.0752 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9859 | 6.2501 | 3.8663 | 3.8663 | −31.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0817 | 8.1951 | 4.4027 | 5.6701 | −26.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3215 | 10.4171 | 3.6785 | 7.6593 | −21.6% |
| 2008 | 10.1273 | 17.8986 | 9.1883 | 9.7722 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.9049 | 11.4838 | 7.2490 | 9.6703 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5937 | 15.5937 | 6.3805 | 8.9559 | −45.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0921 | 21.7476 | 8.0921 | 16.4323 | +91.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2030 | 12.7865 | 7.0035 | 8.5951 | −8.9% |
| 2003 | 10.0247 | 16.9216 | 7.1801 | 9.4302 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8554 | 10.4133 | 4.6063 | 9.1216 | +47.4% |
| 2001 | 18.9637 | 22.0363 | 4.4744 | 6.1865 | −72.1% |
| 2000 | 11.2711 | 22.7366 | 11.0616 | 22.1863 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 5.4152 | 5.8487 | 4.6422 | 5.2320 | −2.4% |
| Sep 2026 | 5.1272 | 5.8152 | 4.8203 | 5.3606 | +8.1% |
| Aug 2026 | 4.6899 | 4.9607 | 4.4875 | 4.9607 | +5.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 5.0903 | 5.7366 | 4.6119 | 4.6853 | −19.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 5.5336 | 5.9288 | 5.3335 | 5.7876 | +5.1% |
| May 2026 | 4.9790 | 5.5743 | 4.5755 | 5.5071 | +16.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.5848 | 5.0331 | 4.2952 | 4.7188 | −6.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 5.1963 | 5.4845 | 4.9265 | 5.0317 | +5.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 5.2100 | 5.8520 | 4.7191 | 4.7785 | −33.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 6.4726 | 8.9195 | 5.3899 | 7.1819 | +12.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 7.5974 | 9.1553 | 6.3934 | 6.3934 | −24.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 7.9023 | 8.4904 | 7.4681 | 8.4904 | +17.7% |
The natural gas price in New Zealand dollars is 5.2342 NZD per MMBtu (Oct 26, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC). That is 0.37% below the previous close.
The highest daily close in our data since 2000 is 22.74 NZD, on December 27, 2000. The lowest is 2.3110 NZD, on June 25, 2020.
NATURALGAS/NZD is a cross rate: the NATURALGAS price in US dollars divided by the NZD price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so NATURALGAS/NZD moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=NZD and currencies=NATURALGAS for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2000. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=NZD¤cies=NATURALGAS"{
"success": true,
"base": "NZD",
"rates": {
"NATURALGAS": 0.1910522788,
"NZDNATURALGAS": 5.234169444
}
}rates.NATURALGAS is how much NATURALGAS one NZD buys; rates.NZDNATURALGAS is the price of one NATURALGAS in NZD.