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General Information
Capital	Wellington
Government	Constitutional monarchy since 1907. Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II since 1952, represented locally by Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright since 2001. Head of Government: Prime Minister Helen Clark since 1999.
Language	English is the common and everyday language, but other languages are also spoken, including Maori, which is New Zealand's second official language (spoken by the indigenous Maori people who constitute approximately 15 percent of the population).
Religion	Sixty percent Christian: Anglican, Presbytarian, Roman Catholic and Methodist are all represented.
Time	New Zealand: GMT + 12 (GMT + 13 from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March). Chatham Island: GMT + 12.45 (GMT + 13.45 from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March).
Electricity	230/240 volts AC, 50Hz. Most hotels provide 110-volt AC sockets (rated at 20 watts) for electric razors only.
Telephone	IDD is available. Country code: 64. Outgoing international code: 00. Most public phones take cards purchased from bookstalls; some also accept credit cards, but very few still accept coins.
Mobile telephone	Extensive AMPs network operated by Telecom New Zealand. GSM 900 network operated by Vodafone New Zealand. Handsets can be bought or rented from Vodafone New Zealand. There are also mobile telephone shops at Auckland and Christchurch airports.
Fax	Most hotels provide facilities.
Internet	ISPs include Kiwilink. There are Internet cafes in the city and smaller town central business districts. travelers may access the Internet at many hotels and youth hostels.
Post	Post offices are open Mon-Fri 0900-1700. Airmail to Western Europe takes four to five days and three to ten days for the USA.
Press	The English-language daily newspapers with the highest circulation include New Zealand Herald, The Press and The Dominion Post.
Radio	BBC World Service and Voice of America can be received. From time to time, the frequencies change and the most up-to-date stations can be found online.
Climate	Subtropical in the North and temperate in the South. The North has no extremes of heat or cold but winter can be quite cool in the South, with snow in the mountains. The eastern areas often experience drought in summer; the West, particularly in the South Island, has more rain.
Required clothing	Lightweight cottons and linens are worn in the North Island most of the year and in summer in the South Island. Medium-weights are worn during winter in the South Island. Rainwear is advisable throughout the year, and essential if visiting the South Island's rainforest areas

Money and Currency
Currency	New Zealand Dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of NZ$100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of NZ$2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10 and 5 cents.
Currency exchange	Exchange facilities are widely available throughout New Zealand.
Credit & debit cards	MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and Visa are widely accepted. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services that might be available.
Traveler's checks	Can be exchanged at official rates at trading banks, large hotels and some shops. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveler's checks in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Australian Dollars.
Currency restrictions	There are no restrictions on the importation and exportation of foreign or local currency.
Banking hours	Mon-Fri 0900-1630.

Useful Contact Numbers
Tourism New Zealand	Street address: Level 16, 80 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand Postal address: PO Box 95, Wellington, New Zealand Tel: (4) 917 5400. Fax: (4) 915 3817.
British High Commission Street address	44 Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand Postal address: PO Box 1812, Wellington, New Zealand Tel: (4) 924 2888. Fax: (4) 473 4982 or 924 2810 (visa section). E-mail: PPA.Mailbox@fco.gov.uk Website: http://www.britain.org.nz
Embassy of the United States of America	Street address: 29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand Postal address: PO Box 1190, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand Tel: (4) 462 6000. Fax: (4) 499 0490. Website: http://www.usembassy.org.nz
Canadian High Commission	PO Box 12049, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand Tel: (4) 473 9577. Fax: (4) 471 2082. E-mail: wlgtn@dfait-maeci.gc.ca Website: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/newzealand