Before it gets weird, get Wlbr.
New Zealand's escrow platform. Wlbr pay for getting paid on your own jobs, Wlbr task for the marketplace - funds held on trust until the work is approved, then paid out in NZD.
Email support@wlbr.app
Wlbr is the trading name of Financial Technologies Limited, a registered financial service provider (FSP1012829) and member of the FSCL dispute resolution scheme (9690). Client funds are held on trust in a dedicated BNZ client trust account.