Most New Zealand hunters do not hunt turkeys. Combine this with the fact that there are no natural predators (cats, snakes etc) our countryside is literally full of docile turkeys just waiting for you.

Yes it is true. In New Zealand you and your passengers must always wear a safety belt and you can be fined for not wearing your safety belt. Children under the age of five years must be restrained with an appropriate approved restraint also.

Yes. For exceptional service in Australia you might wish to leave a tip of 10%. Tipping is not welcomed in Fiji. Remember that slow service in South Pacific restaurants is considered good service. We believe in giving diners a chance to enjoy one another's company over a leisurely meal.

Service numbers and service person's name might be found on a service persons headstone, death notice in newspaper or on the reverse side of the 1914-1915 Star. A soldier enlisted 17 August 1914 and was at Gallipoli in the NZ Army Medical Corps and his service number was 3/133A. The Army sometimes doubled up on service numbers, so instead of giving out new ones they added the A.

There are a limited number of Las Vegas style casinos in NZ. One is located in Auckland as part of the Sky Tower complex, while others are located in Christchurch and Dunedin.

New Zealand is not a creditor nation, has cancelled any debts we were owed, and has contributed generously to the HIPC Trust Fund. But beyond that, the New Zealand Government has assigned a low priority to debt cancellation, has not used our vote or voice to advance a more fundamental solution to the issue, and has opposed any extension of the current HIPC initiative or any reduction in the conditionality of debt relief.

The prefix “hemi” means half, and when combined with sphere it literally means half sphere. The earth, or a globe that models it, can therefore be readily divided into half or hemispheres. As used in context with the earth or world globes, there are four hemispheres. The northern/southern hemispheres are divided along the circle defined by equator. Anything north of the equator is in the northern hemisphere, while anything south of the equator is in the southern hemisphere.

Yes. During any given solar cycle, sunspots will appear preferentially in either the north or south hemisphere. Additionally, there will usually be an ‘active’ and an ‘inactive’ east-west hemisphere.

UV-A and UV-B rays have been known to cause intense damage to a person's eyes. Frequent exposure to damaging UV rays may be a factor of wet macular degeneration. We suggest shielding your eyes from excess sun exposure by wearing sunglasses that block out most UV rays. Check out our UV Rays Blocking Sunglasses!

Because there is 1400 lux towards the main camera positions along the western grandstand side, and 1000 lux towards the secondary eastern side.

We have been touring Ireland since the early 1990's, while the New Zealand tours were new in 2001. We're very excited about this "other land-down-under," a good complement to our other tours. And new in 2003 were our "Best of the Northwest" Garden Tours. Be sure and check out our complete itineraries on line.

Airfares can change at any time, so statements of approximate costs must be taken as only a very rough guideline. You can look for prices in the $800 to $1000US in the NZ winter (june-august), $1600-$2000 in the winter..jan-feb, and in-between these amounts in the spring and summer. Remember to book as early as you can, since there are a limited number of the least expensive seats, and they sell first. Intra-NZ fares are in the $100-$200 range for the most part. We at newzealandtourist.

There are many different ways: personal job search programmes, 'cold calling/door knocking' on prospective employers, mail outs, work wanted advertisements and asking the people around you. However, in all fairness we have to say that it is very difficult, even for local people. People not already present in New Zealand have an even lesser chance. You'll understand that no employer is likely to hire a person they don't know; unless he/she has exceptional qualities and is desperately wanted.

After five full years residing in New Zealand you may apply to become a New Zealand citizen. Applications are processed by the Department of Internal Affairs. A citizenship certificate is issued after a swearing-in ceremony and then the new citizen may apply for a New Zealand passport. Some countries do not allow dual citizenship and an applicant may therefore have to give up their original citizenship and passport.

There is no registration process for a trust in New Zealand. There is no law in New Zealand that compels a trust to register with any government body of any kind. A New Zealand trust is private.

A New Zealand offshore trust is an excellent offshore investment vehicle and can invest in the same way that any other International Business Corporation (IBC) can. A New Zealand trust can also purchase property in New Zealand. The costs for a New Zealand offshore trust are normally significantly lower than virtually any other tax haven jurisdiction. For additional privacy and security we recommend that assets held in an offshore jurisdiction be owned by a separate trust.

Generally only about 50% of our turn over is conducted on shore, we specialize is international aviation and in most cases the aircraft we handle are not seen on NZ shores.