The New Zealand arm of the Australian-owned bank reported a 25% increase in its statutory profit to $1.71 billion in the period, up $343 million on the $1.3 billion reported in the previous corresponding period.
The cash profit of $1.68 billion was up 17% on the pcp. The profit before credit impairment and income tax rose 14% to $2 billion.
The Australian parent ANZ lifted its full-year cash profit by 10% to $A7.12 billion ($NZ8.02 billion) after a stronger second half.
The profits were in line with expectations and also matched the accidental figures released by the bank earlier in the week, which resulted in a trading halt in its shares.
The final dividend of A95c a share, tax-paid, was up 14% on the interim dividend and brings the full year distribution to $A1.78, up 9%.
Chief executive Mike Smith said the bank expected 2015 to present similar opportunities for ANZ, with a continuation of a stable and benign credit environment.
New Zealand chief executive David Hisco said the bank had continued to reduce duplicated costs and build a simpler, more productive business following the merger.
The bank had grown market share in home loans, cards, KiwiSaver and commercial lending.
The ANZ was the largest provider of funding to the New Zealand economy, he said.
''The more than $100 billion of lending we currently have deployed across New Zealand is playing a critical role in the economic growth of the country.''
The bank paid $630 million in taxes on its earning; $750 million in staff wages and salaries; $540 million to local contractors and suppliers; and $12 million in sponsorships and charitable donations.
Mr Hisco said more than 15,000 New Zealand shareholders, including managed funds, owned about $1.3 billion worth of shares and received about $65 million in annual dividends.
ANZ's New Zealand shareholders would continue to obtain the benefit of New Zealand imputation credits with NZ12c per share of tax credits attached to ANZ's Australian dividend.
