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New Zealand travel guide: visa, best time, weather and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for New Zealand. Capital: Wellington.
Do you need a visa for New Zealand?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 1 passport can enter New Zealand without a visa and 60 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for New Zealand · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for New Zealand
New Zealand at a glance
- Capital
- Wellington
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar ($, NZD)
- Languages
- English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
- Calling code
- +64
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type I · 230 V · 50 Hz
Best time to visit New Zealand
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Nov–Apr. Summer and early autumn.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Other places in season: Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec All months
Weather in Wellington
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in New Zealand
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in New Zealand
- Type Itwo angled flat pins and an earth pin
Mains power is 230 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for New Zealand? Adapter guide for New Zealand
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for New Zealand or read the six-month rule explained.
- What to eat. Dishes to try in New Zealand, with how locals have them. Money, language and the driving side for every country: currency, languages, which side of the road.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for New Zealand?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 1 passport can enter New Zealand without a visa, 60 passports need an eTA and 137 passports need a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for New Zealand.
When is the best time to visit New Zealand?
Nov–Apr. Summer and early autumn.
What plug type and voltage does New Zealand use?
New Zealand uses plug type I at 230 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in New Zealand?
Traffic keeps to the left in New Zealand.
What currency does New Zealand use?
New Zealand dollar ($, NZD).
What is the calling code for New Zealand?
+64.
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.