Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chinese Embassy
(
04-474 9631;
www.chinaembassy.org.nz
; 2-6 Glenmore St, Kelburn, Wellington)
Fiji High Commission
(
04-473 5401;
www.fiji.org.nz
; 31 Pipitea St, Thorndon, Wellington)
French Embassy
(
04-384 2555;
www.ambafrance-nz.org
;
34-42 Manners St, Wellington)
German Embassy
(
04-473 6063;
www.wellington.diplo.de
; 90-92 Hobson St, Thorndon, Wellington)
Irish Consulate
(
09-977 2252;
www.ireland.co.nz
; Lvl 3, Tower 1, 205 Queen St, Auckland)
Israeli Embassy
(
04-439 9500;
http://embassies.gov.il/wellington
; Lvl 13, Bayleys Building, 36 Brandon St, Wel-
lington)
Japanese Embassy
(
04-473 1540;
www.nz.emb-japan.go.jp
; Lvl 18, The Majestic Centre, 100 Willis St, Welling-
ton)
Netherlands Embassy
( 04-471 6390;
http://newzealand.nlembassy.org
;
Lvl 10, Cooperative Bank Building, cnr
Featherston & Ballance Sts, Wellington)
UK High Commission
(
04-924 2888;
www.gov.uk
; 44 Hill St, Thorndon, Wellington)
US Embassy
(
04-462 6000;
http://newzealand.usembassy.gov
; 29 Fitzherbert Tce, Thorndon, Wellington)
EATING PRICE RANGES
Listings within this topic are in order of author preference within their respective budget ranges. The following
price indicators used throughout refer to the average price of a main course:
$
less than $15
$$
$15-32
$$$
more than $32
Food & Drink
New Zealand's restaurants and cafes are adept at throwing together traditional staples (lamb, beef, venison, green-lipped
mussels) with Asian, European and pan-Pacific flair. Eateries themselves range from fish-and-chip shops and pub bis-
tros to retro-styled cafes, restaurant-bars with full à la carte service and crisp-linen fine dining. Tipping is not mandat-
ory, but feel free to if you've had a happy culinary experience (about 10% of the bill). For online listings check out:
Dine Out
(
www.dineout.co.nz
)
Menus NZ
(
www.menus.co.nz
)
On the liquid front, NZ wine is world class (especially sauvignon blanc and pinot noir), and you'll be hard-pressed to
find a NZ town of any size without decent espresso. Auckland, Wellington and other smaller North Island cities have
specialist beer bars showcasing NZ's excellent craft-beer scene.
