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New Zealand Travel Insurance Overview

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Looking for a place to visit on your vacation? New Zealand should be on your top list. There are lots of activities and excitements in the Oceanian country. You can choose to opt for the Volvo Ocean Race, Northland’s Ancient Kauri trail, enjoy the wine of Aotearoa, and lots of other awesome activities.

New Zealand partners with Canada on a broad range of issues such as counter-terrorism, international trade, education, culture, international fisheries and so forth. The two countries relate in terms of trade and investment, people-to-people links, and so forth.

Canadians travel to New Zealand for various purposes ranging from education and tourism to trade and investment. No matter your purpose of traveling to New Zealand, you need to have adequate New Zealand travel insurance or private medical coverage for all-round coverage in case of medical emergencies.  It's also imperative to ensure that your passport photos are up to date.

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New Zealand Travel Insurance Details

Basic Information About New Zealand

Some important information on New Zealand Travel Insurance that we think you’ll want to know before you travel.

Name Value
Currency New Zealand dollar
Official Languages English and Māori
Capital Wellington
Continent Oceania
Population Approx. 5 million
Plug type Plug type I
Driving side Left-hand side
Seasons
  • Spring - September to November
  • Summer – December to February
  • Autumn – March to May
  • Winter – June to August
Laws Local laws and customs

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New Zealand Security Measures for travelers

The decision to travel to New Zealand is your choice and you are also responsible for your personal safety abroad. However, we provide you relevant information in our Travel Advice to help you to make well-informed decisions as you travel outside Canada.

Risk Level

New Zealand – Take normal security precautions

Entry / Exit requirements

Like every other country, New Zealand decides who enters or exits its territory. The Government of Canada cannot interfere with the country’s decision as regards the entry or exit requirements.

The information on this page was obtained from the authorities New Zealand; however, it can change at any time. Moreover, you can verify the information with foreign diplomatic missions and consulates in Canada.

Passport

The type of passport you use for travel determines the entry requirements that apply to you. Find out the applicable passport requirements from your transportation company before you travel.

  • Regular Canadian Passport - You are required to hold a passport valid for at least 3 months beyond the date you intend to leave New Zealand.
  • Passport for official travel - Different rules may apply. Learn more about official travel here.
  • Other travel documents - The rules that apply when traveling with a temporary passport or an emergency travel document may differ. Find out about entry rules from the closest diplomatic mission for New Zealand before you leave.

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New Zealand Healthcare

New Zealand has both private and public healthcare facilities and hospitals. Moreover, its healthcare standard is among the best in the world but medical treatment could be expensive especially if you do not have New Zealand travel insurance. Also, some hospitals may require cash payment. So, in addition to a New Zealand travel insurance policy, you need to travel with enough money to cover potential costs.

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New Zealand Travel Insurance News

A 30-year-old Sydney woman, Rani Vincent, travelled to Vancouver for a snowboarding adventure but just as soon as she got off her plane at Vancouver International Airport, she suffered a sudden and major brain hemorrhage. She was rushed to the hospital and put on life support in a critical and life-threatening condition.

Before leaving for Canada, Ms. Vincent bought Travel Insurance Direct coverage and paid a premium of $312.95 not knowing that she would have had to fork over $180,000 in medical cost without insurance and also taken care of her trip back home. Travel Insurance Direct took care of all that.

Ms. Vincent said that she would never travel without insurance because you never know what would happen any minute. She is one of the many travelers whose medical costs were over $100,000 due to emergencies on holiday. The highest was paid out for a 32-year old Sydney man who developed acute pancreatitis and required emergency blood transfusions. The claim was a massive $688,157.

The third highest claim received by Travel Insurance Direct in the past year was $105,443 for a 26-year-old New Zealand man who was held responsible for a fire outbreak that destroyed the unit he was staying while in Canada.

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New Zealand Travel Insurance FAQ

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