New Zealand Overview
- Country: New Zealand
- Area: 270,000 Km²
- Capital: Wellington
- Population: 4 million inhabitants
- Language: English, Maori
- Religion: majority Protestant, Catholic, and other religions
- Form of government: constitutional monarchy with a governor-general, British Commonwealth
- Major cities: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin
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Useful Information About New Zealand
- Currency: New Zealand Dollar (1 euro = 1.8997 NZD)
- International dialing code: +64
- International car plate code: NZ
- Driving side: left
- Entry documents: ID Card or Passport
- Required vaccination: No
- Electric current: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Measurement units: metric decimal
- Time zone: +12 hours from Italy from October to March, otherwise +10 hours from April to September
- Fixed date holidays: January 1 and 2: New Year’s Day; January 6: Waitangi Day; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter; March-April: Easter Monday; April 25: Anzac Day; June 6: celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday; October 23: Labour Day; December 25: Christmas; December 26: Boxing Day
- Climate: temperate but not tropical climate. Temperatures do not vary much across seasons. In New Zealand, seasons are reversed compared to the northern hemisphere; summer is from December to February, and winter from June to August. The North Island is warmer
- Average temperatures: The annual average temperature ranges from 20°C in winter to 5°C in summer
- Transportation: national airlines Air New Zealand and Ansett Airlines (domestic flights): many airlines operate flights to and from New Zealand: British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Qantas, Continental Airlines, UTA and many others. Domestic flights are very convenient with Mt Cook Airline, Eagle Air, and Air Nelson
- Airports: 27 airports in the country, 7 of which are international: on the North Island Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Palmerston North; on the South Island Christchurch, Dunedin, and Queenstown
