Fact box
Currency: New Zealand Dollar ($)
Capital city: Wellington
Language: English and Māori
Key phrase to learn: Fush and chups please (Fish and chips please)
Time difference: New Zealand is 11 hours ahead of the UK
Average flight time: 24 hours
International phone code: +64
Emergency services number: 111
Public holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1), Waitangi Day (February 6), Good Friday (Friday before Easter), Easter Monday (Monday after Easter), ANZAC Day (April 25), Queen’s Birthday (June 5), Labour Day (4th Monday of October), Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26)
Link to FCO travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/new-zealand