The New Zealand dollar and most credit cards. Convert your national currency by visiting this site Personal Currency Assistant (tm) from xe.net. The New Zealand currency is generally weaker that most other 1st world countries. Remember this when visiting New Zealand sites quoting in $NZ. This makes New Zealand a very affordable place to visit. Major credit cards VISA, MasterCard & American Express and Eft-pos are available in all New Zealand and most towns.

New Zealand Dollars (NZ$). Current exchange rate is approximately 1 Euro = NZ$1.98. Please check with your bank for current exchange rates. Travellers cheques and most major international credit cards are accepted.

Currency in New Zealand is the New Zealand dollar. We suggest that you exchange some money at the airport in Auckland and there will be an opportunity to exchange additional dollars while in Auckland and throughout the country. ATMs are located throughout both Islands. Most locations accept major credit cards. The exchange rate changes daily.

The currency in New Zealand is the New Zealand dollar. Please click here for any currency conversions you need to do. You can exchange money at the airport, for a small fee or at any bank for no charge. Credit cards can be used at most except for the remote location and generally have good exchange rates, slightly behind them are travellers checks.

Yes, in most cases. But you will want to shop with the new Euro currency, which you can get at any ATM with your credit/debit card. Back to top

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.

All prices are quoted in Euros, unless agreed with the owner prior to arrival payment will be due in Euros.

This does not matter. Select any currency, and your card company should handle the currency exchange automatically for you.

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.