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Australia and New Zealand travel guide

New Zealand

Fjords, glaciers and adventure capital

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New Zealand's two islands pack fjords, volcanoes, glaciers and beaches into a road-trip country. Queenstown is the adventure base; Rotorua has geothermal parks and Māori culture.

Places worth your time

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Milford Sound
Fiordland
Cruise beneath waterfalls and sheer cliffs.
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Queenstown
Otago
Bungee jumping, jet boats and lake views.
Photo: Abaconda Management Group from New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rotorua
Bay of Plenty
Geysers, mud pools and Māori cultural evenings.
Photo: Fuwuyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hobbiton
Matamata
Film set from The Lord of the Rings.

Know before you go

Drive on the left; roads are narrow and winding.
Strict biosecurity: declare food and clean hiking boots.

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Key facts

Official name: New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD $)
Languages: English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Calling code: +64
Area: 2,70,467 km²
Region: Australia and New Zealand

Who can get in easily

61 of 198 passports can enter New Zealand without arranging a visa in advance.

Visa-free
Visa on arrival
eTA
eVisa
Visa required

Visa requirements for New Zealand by passport

IndiaVisa required
United StateseTA90 days
United KingdomeTA180 days
United Arab EmirateseTA90 days
ChinaeVisa
SingaporeeTA90 days
PakistanVisa required
BangladesheVisa
Sri LankaeVisa
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
CanadaeTA90 days
AustraliaVisa-free
GermanyeTA90 days

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Nearby countries

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