Re: PayPal... Is there a NZ version?

[Ken McAllister]

We sent our daughter overseas with a low-limit Visa (minimum limit 
possible is $500) and loaded it with money here:  that is, it's in 
credit and they owe us money.  She's doing an exchange-student 7th form 
year.  She has instructions to open a local account and make one big 
Visa transfer.  She has instructions not to use the card for purchases 
or to use its  "credit"  (where we owe them money).

The cost was $45 up front (with photo) plus cash advance fee(s) $5 or so 
 and arbitrary exchange rates (unspecified).

Kiwibank do a "pocket money for students" cash card  but the fees are 
higher,  the service is contracted out, and it's not a Visa card.

Of course, this is no help to CLUG people in New Zealand.

Once I bought sterling notes from a bank.  It's cheap enough, even with 
the $6 standard fee up to $nz250, percentage thereafter, but its still 
risky to post.