Hi Deb,

Make sure you bring a hairdryer with low voltage...

When we were there last year, my first night in NZ, I got a lovely hot shower, washed my hair, went to dry it before going for something to eat and it blew up!! You can imagine how gutting that is to someone with naturally curly hair who insists on it being straight.

Went out looking for a hairdryer and couldnt find one anywhere! All the shops shut at 5pm in the little town of Waihi and even the hairdressers didnt sell hairdryers :icon_cry: I was gutted, I wandered round on our first day with fuzzy hair...

Eventually found the only hairdryer for sale in a little supermarket, I was the happiest woman alive :icon_biggrin:

I'm sure in the bigger cities you'd get one no problem but just be warned...

Just thought I'd share that with you tee hee....

As for anything you'd need to get by day to day I'd imagine you'd be able to buy things quite easily, dont know prices wise tho?