New Zealand Profile
- Country: New Zealand
- Area: 270,000 Km²
- Capital: Wellington
- Population: 4 million inhabitants
- Language: English, Maori
- Religion: the majority is Protestant, Catholic and other religions
- Form of Government: constitutional monarchy with a governor-general, British Commonwealth
- Main 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 code: NZ
- Driving side: left
- Entry documents: Identity Card or Passport
- Required vaccination: NN
- Electric current: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Unit of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zone: +12 hours from Italy from October to March, otherwise from April to September +10 hours
- Fixed date holidays: January 1st and 2nd: New Year’s Day; January 6th: Waitangi Day; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter; March-April: Easter Monday; April 25th: Anzac Day; June 6th: celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday; October 23rd: Labour Day; December 25th: Christmas; December 26th: Boxing Day
- Climate: temperate but not tropical climate. Temperatures do not vary much across the seasons. In New Zealand the seasons are reversed compared to the northern hemisphere; summer from December to February and winter from June to August. The North Island is warmer
- Average temperatures: The average annual temperature ranges from 20°C in winter to 5°C in summer
- Transport: 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 more. Very convenient domestic flights with Mt Cook Airline, Eagle Air and Air Nelson
- Airports: 27 airports in the country, 7 of which are international: in the North Island Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Palmerston North; in the South Island Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown
