Plugs and voltage
New Zealand uses Type I sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom · from Australia · from India
Money
$ New Zealand Dollar NZD
| 1 USD | 1.77 NZD |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 1.98 NZD |
| 1 GBP | 2.38 NZD |
| 1 JPY | 0.01128 NZD |
Price level 89 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in New Zealand are about 89% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Māoriofficial3%
- Englishde facto official98%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
New Zealand spans 2 time offsets right now:
- UTC+13 DST Pacific / Auckland
- UTC+13:45 DST Pacific / Chatham
The capital is on UTC+13 (Pacific/Auckland).
Driving
Traffic in New Zealand drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (observed)
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Day after New Year's Day
- Day after New Year's Day (observed)
February 2027
- Waitangi Day
- Waitangi Day (observed)
March 2027
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
April 2027
- Anzac Day
- Anzac Day (observed)
June 2027
- King's Birthday
- Matariki
October 2027
- Labour Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to New Zealand.
Updated 2026-03-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +64
- Internet domain
- .nz
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Australia and New Zealand
Flag: Flag of New Zealand.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Sodacan. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
