New Zealand

Governement : Constitutional Monarchy Capital : Wellington Area : 268 680 km² Population : 4,1  million Official languages : English, Maori Currency : Dollar of New Zealand.

Vaccines and health

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Mandatory vaccination

No mandatory vaccinations for travellers.

Recommended vaccination

For adults, don't forget your vaccinations: Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, and for those people at risk: Tuberculosis, Rabies.

For children, don't forget the vaccinations: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles, German Measles, Mumps, Hepatitis A & B, (1, long stay), Typhoid (1, long stay for those over 5 years old).

Local diseases

In New Zealand, you must be warned about AIDS, Amebiasis, Ascaris, Hepatitis A & B, Meningitis, Poisonous Fish, Snakes, Scorpions, Spiders, Polio, Rabies, Sexually transmitted diseases, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Typhoid.

When to go?

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The best seasons to visit New Zealand is from September to April.

 

Visas and diplomacy

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For all information, please contact your embassy or the consulate of New Zealand.

 

Food and drinks

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No hygienic problems in restaurants and shops. Tap water is drinkable.

 

Best places to go

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The old Government Building in Wellington, the Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World & Antarctic Encounter Aquarium in Auckland, the region of Otago in the south-west of the South island, the region of Northland with its diving sites (1, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve) and the Great Barrier island.