d ), ▁three p ence ▁( 3 d ), ▁six p ence ▁( 6 d ), ▁sh illing ▁( 1 s ), ▁flor in ▁( 2 s ), ▁and ▁half c rown ▁( 2 s ▁ 6 d ). ▁ ▁First ▁co ins ▁Dec imal isation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁currency ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁p ound ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁doll ar ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁one ▁p ound ▁to ▁two ▁dollars ▁( 1 0 ▁sh ill ings ▁to ▁a ▁doll ar ). ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁new ▁decimal ▁co ins ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁existing ▁p ound ▁co ins . ▁The ▁first ▁co ins ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁doll ar ▁were ▁ 1 c , ▁ 2 c , ▁ 5 c , ▁ 1 0 c , ▁ 2 0 c , ▁and ▁ 5 0 c . ▁The ▁ 1 c , ▁ 2 c , ▁and ▁ 5 0 c ▁co ins ▁were ▁new ▁sizes , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 c ▁and ▁ 2 c ▁mint ed ▁in ▁bronze , ▁and ▁ 5 0 c ▁in ▁cu pr on ick el . ▁The ▁new ▁ 5 c , ▁ 1 0 c , ▁and ▁ 2 0 c ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁size , ▁weight , ▁and ▁value ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁six p ence , ▁sh illing , ▁and ▁flor in ▁co ins . ▁Indeed , ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 ,