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Driving Test
These 66 questions are the essential Road Code rules you need to know to help keep yourself safe on NZ's roads.
Visa
The authorization request should be made only on the government site or on the official application.
Travel authorization to be requested at least 72 hours before departure.
Preferred app over website
Plug
Type I (AS/NZS 3112)
Consider taking a multiple socket to plug in several devices at the same time.
When leave?
- Summer is the best period from December to February
- Autumn with a beautiful day but cooler
- Very rainy winter especially in the south
- Spring still some rains
Budget
The currency is New Zealand Dollars, the exchange rate is $ 1 (NZD) ~ € 0.6 (EUR) or, conversely, € 1 (EUR) ~ $ 1.7 (NZD)
The cost of living in New Zealand is around 10% more than in France. Mainly in terms of food and restaurant, less gasoline $ 1.9 (€ 1.14) and car rental (Ex-Toyota Rav4: 17 days rental from and return to Christchurch airport with Avis ~ $ 1200 (€ 716).
For hotel rooms the prices vary a lot because between hostels (often the lowest prices are shared dormitories), hotels and motels the offer ranges from $ 20 (€ 12) to over $ 150 (€ 90).
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The North Island: 10-15 days of road trip.
Auckland (J) to Paihia (B)
230 Km 3 hours 10 mins
Paihia (B) to Cape Reinga (C)
210 km 2 hours 50 mins
210 km 2 hours 50 mins
Cape Reinga (C) to Whangarei (D)
270 Km 2 hours 05 mins
Whangarei (D) to Auckland (J)
160 km 2 hours 17 mins
Auckland (J) to Rotorua (F)
430 Km 6 hours 40 mins
Rotorua (F) to Ohakume (G)
210 km 2 hours 30 mins
Ohakume (G) to Wellingtown (H)
290 Km 3 hours 30 mins
Wellingtown (H) to New Plymouth (I)
350 km 4 hours 30 mins
New Plymouth (I) to Auckland (J)
360 Km 4 hours 30 mins
Green: Hamilton to Matamata (Hobbiton village)
60 Km 55 mins
The tour of the 2 islands in +30 days
Combination of North and South Island road trips.
Plan the ferry crossing from Wellington to Picton (or vice versa) for a period of around 3 hours or 3 hours 30 depending on the company.
In green: Hamilton to Matamata (Hobbiton village)
In black: Dunedin - Te Anau via Invercargill
In red: Wanaka - Greymouth via the Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier
The South Island: 15-20 days of road trip.
Christchurch (A) to Dunedin (B)
360 km 4 hours 40 mins
Dunedin (B) to Te Anau (C)
289 km 3 hours 25 mins
Te Anau (C) to Queenstown (D)
270 Km 2 hours 05 mins
Queenstown (D) to Wanaka (E)
69 km 1 hour 4 mins
Wanaka (E) to Lake Tekapo (F)
200 Km 2 hours 20 mins
Lake Tekapo (F) to Oxford
230 km 2 hours 30 mins
Oxford to Greymouth (G)
206 Km 2 hours 40 mins
Greymouth (G) to Motueka (H)
372 km 4 hours 50 mins
Motueka (H) to Blenheim (I)
183 km 2 hours 50 mins
Blenheim (I) to Christchurch (A)
310 Km 4 hours
Christchurch (A) to Akaroa (J)
82 km 1 hour 30 min
Dark: Dunedin - Te Anau by Invercargill.
82 km 1 hour 30 min
Dark: Dunedin - Te Anau by Invercargill.
430 km 5 hours 30 min
Red: Wanaka - Greymouth by Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier.
450 km 5 hours 45 min