New Zealand Travel Guide - Essentials

Safety: although New Zealand has a reputation for being one of the safer places to visit, tourists should still be alert and aware of their surroundings at all times. Recently there has been an increase in crimes targeting Asian’s and petty theft has also increased. Try to avoid walking alone late at night unless you are very sure of where you are going.

When to go: the coldest month is July and the warmest is in January, although summer stretches until March. During winter, it generally snows in the mountains in the north and in the Southern Alps, although on rare occasions, it also snows in some cities in the east.

Language: since colonisation, the main language spoken in New Zealand is English.

Emergency: 111

Ambulance: 111 (or call hospitals listed below)

Police: 111 (for emergency only) 555 (for non emergency situations)

Recommended hospitals:
Auckland - Ascot Integrated Hospital +64 9 520 9500
Hutt Valley - Boulcott Hospital +64 4 569 7555
Rotorua - Queen Elizabeth Hospital +64 7 348 0189
Opotiki - Opotiki Health Centre +64 7 315 8500
Wellington - Wakefield Hospital +64 4 381 8100
Hawke’s Bay - Cranford Hospice +64 6 878 7047
Dunedin - Mossbrae Healthcare +64 3 489 7712
Queenstown - Lake District Hospital +64 3 441 0015