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Old 27-05-2008, 08:42 PM
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I brought a 4 Gang extension lead with the U.K. plug removed, so that all I had to do on arrival was to fit an N.Z. plug and we could charge our mobile phones, laptop, etc without the need for a pocketful of adapters.

I did get a bit of a shock though, if you'll pardon the pun, when I discovered that N.Z. plugs are not internally fused, unlike the U.K.equivalent.

Different philosophy over here.

No problem for voltage for us though 230Vac, but as Cliff points out, a lot of kit is dual voltage.

A bigger concern with respect to Television, may be the compatibility of your Telly to the N.Z. PAL broadcast standard.

We have found electrical items to be very reasonably priced, (again admittedly a U.K. perspective), so if the worst comes to the worst, and you can afford it, have fun shopping when you get here.
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