Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shoulder (Mar-Apr)
»
Fine weather, short queues, kids in school and warm(ish) ocean.
»
Evenings supping Kiwi wines and beers.
»
Spring (Sep-Nov) is also shoulder season: local businesses aren't stressed by summer crowds yet.
Low Season (May-Aug)
»
Head for the slopes of Mt Ruapehu for brilliant southern hemisphere skiing.
»
No crowds, good accommodation deals and a seat in any restaurant.
»
Watch the All Blacks rugby team in welcoming local pubs.
Useful Websites
100% Pure New Zealand
(
www.newzealand.com
) Official tourism site.
Department of Conservation
(
www.doc.govt.nz
) DOC parks and camping info.
Destination New Zealand
(
www.destination-nz.com
)
Resourceful tourism site.
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand
) Destination information, hotel bookings, traveller forum and
more.
Te Ara
(
www.teara.govt.nz
)
Online encyclopedia of NZ.
Important Numbers
Regular NZ phone numbers have a two-digit area code followed by a seven-digit number. When dialling within a re-
gion, the area code is still required. Drop the initial 0 if dialling from abroad.
NZ country code
64
International access code from NZ
00
Emergency (ambulance, fire, police)
111
Directory assistance
018
International directory
0172
Exchange Rates
Australia
A$1
NZ$1.10
