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New Zealand
Te Wahipounamu · Photo: Wikikiwiman · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Wellington
- Currency
- NZD
- New Zealand Dollar
- Local time
- New Zealand Daylight TimeUTC+13:00
- 1 more
- Calling code
- +64
- Driving
- On the left
- Plugs
- Type I
Facts
New Zealand in figures
- Capital
- Wellington
- Currency
- New Zealand Dollar NZDToday's indicative rate: NZD 1 ≈ USD 0.562Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: English and MāoriSpoken: English and Māori
- Time zones
- New Zealand Daylight TimeUTC+13:00Chatham Daylight TimeUTC+13:45
- Calling code
- +64
- Driving
- On the left
- Plugs
- Type I230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 111general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 5,324,700 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 268,680 km²
- Internet domain
- .nz
- Land borders
- None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
When to go
Climate across New Zealand
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 19° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 17° |
| Auckland | 23° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 17° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 21° |
| Christchurch | 24° | 23° | 21° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 22° |
| Dunedin | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° |
| Queenstown | 16° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° |
| Cities good for going, of 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where New Zealand is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
Cities
Cities in New Zealand
- WellingtonCapitalWellington Region381,900
- AucklandGuide1,547,200
- ChristchurchCanterbury419,200
- DunedinOtago132,800
- QueenstownGuideOtago10,442
Smaller places with an airport · 15
Airports
Airports in New Zealand
Large airports
- AKLAuckland International AirportAuckland
- CHCChristchurch International AirportChristchurch
- WLGWellington International AirportWellington
- ZQNQueenstown AirportQueenstown
Medium airports · 22
- HLZ · Hamilton
- TRG · Tauranga
- DUD · Dunedin
- PMR · Palmerston North
- NPL · New Plymouth
- NPE · Napier
- ROT · Rotorua
- IVC · Invercargill
- NSN · Nelson
- WRE · Whangarei
- WAG · Whanganui
- GIS · Gisborne
- BHE · Blenheim
- TIU · Timaru
- TUO · Taupo
- WHK · Whakatane
- WKA · Queenstown
- CHT · Te One
- HKK · Hokitika Airfield
- KAT · Awanui
- KKE · Kerikeri
- WSZ · Westport
Photographs
New Zealand in pictures
AucklandPhoto: ChewyPineapple · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
QueenstownPhoto: Lawrence Murray from Perth, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Guides
Our guides in New Zealand
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to New Zealand
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