New Zealand: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 70
- Consulates
- 37
- missions abroad
- 73
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 1
Live & travel in New Zealand
Monthly budget
$4,000/mo
Prices vs USA: 89%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 1.8 NZD
Internet access
94%
of people online
Air quality
6.9
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Māori
Emergency
111
Plug types
AS/NZS 3112
Calling code
+64
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Apr 28, 2026
3.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost1.8
- Safety4.8
- Internet access4.9
- Air quality4.5
- Climate3.3
SOS · New Zealand111Restaurants, cafés and dishes in New ZealandFergburger · C1 Espresso · Pavlova · Anzac biscuit · Afghan · Mānuka honey · Flat white
Government consensus
Normal precautions· 3 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
- Dec 28, 2026 · Boxing Day (substitute day)
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 2, 2027 · Day after New Year’s Day
- Jan 4, 2027 · Day after New Year’s Day (substitute day)
- Feb 6, 2027 · Waitangi Day
- Feb 8, 2027 · Waitangi Day (substitute day)
Cities in New Zealand
Traveller essentials · New Zealand
- Emergency
- 111
- Calling code
- +64
- Currency
- NZD
- Plug types
- AS/NZS 3112
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Wellington
Foreign missions in New Zealand
ArgentinaWellington1AustraliaWellington, Auckland Region2BangladeshWellington1BrazilWellington1CanadaWellington1ChileWellington1ChinaWellington, Auckland Region, Christchurch4Cook IslandsWellington1CubaWellington1CzechiaQueenstown1DenmarkWellington1EgyptWellington1FijiWellington1FranceWellington1GermanyWellington, Christchurch, Auckland Region3HungaryWellington1IndiaWellington1IndonesiaWellington1IranWellington1IrelandWellington1IsraelWellington1ItalyWellington1JapanWellington, Auckland Region, Christchurch3KuwaitWellington1MalaysiaWellington1MexicoWellington1MongoliaWellington1NetherlandsWellington4NiueWellington1PakistanWellington1Papua New GuineaWellington1PeruWellington1PhilippinesWellington1PolandWellington1RussiaWellington1SamoaWellington, Auckland Region2Saudi ArabiaWellington1SingaporeWellington1Solomon IslandsWellington1South AfricaWellington1South KoreaWellington1SpainWellington1SwitzerlandWellington1ThailandWellington, Auckland Region2Timor-LesteWellington1TongaAuckland Region1TürkiyeWellington1TuvaluWellington1UkraineWellington1United Arab EmiratesWellington1United KingdomWellington, Auckland Region2United StatesWellington2VanuatuWellington1Vatican CityWellington1VietnamWellington1
New Zealand missions abroad
ArgentinaBuenos Aires1AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1BahrainRiyadh1BarbadosBridgetown1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília, Rio de Janeiro2CanadaOttawa, Vancouver2ChileLas Condes1ChinaBeijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai4ColombiaBogotá1Cook IslandsAvarua1Costa RicaSan José1CroatiaZagreb1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FijiSuva1FranceParis, Nouméa2French PolynesiaNouméa1GermanyBerlin1GuineaConakry1Hong KongHong Kong1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1IranTehran1IrelandDublin1ItalyRome, Milan2JapanTokyo1KiribatiSouth Tarawa1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MexicoMexico City1MyanmarYangon1NepalKathmandu1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NiueAlofi1Papua New GuineaPort Moresby1Philippinesماكاتي1PolandWarsaw2RussiaMoscow1SamoaApia1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SingaporeSingapore1Solomon IslandsHoniara1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid1Sri LankaColombo1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1TaiwanTaipei1ThailandBangkok1Timor-LesteDili2TongaNukuʻalofa1TürkiyeAnkara1United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi1United KingdomLondon, Belfast, City of Edinburgh3United StatesWashington, D.C., Honolulu, Los Angeles4VanuatuPort Vila1VietnamHanoi1
Who can enter New Zealand without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in New Zealand?
70 missions, 55 countries.
Emergency: New Zealand?
111
Who can enter New Zealand without a visa?
1: Australia…