Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call New Zealand
- +64
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 900
What every visitor should know about New Zealand:
- Money
- The currency is the New Zealand dollar (NZD). 1 NZD is worth about US$0.74, or €0.51.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Wellington
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
New Zealand facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 4,213,418
- Language
- English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
- Ethnicity
- European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Asian 5.7%, Pacific islander 4.4%, other 0.5%, mixed 7.8%, unspecified 3.8%
Economy
- GDP
- US$28,500 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High