Calling New Zealand from the United States explained:
- 011 - US exit code; have to be dialed first for all international calls made from the US/Canada number plan
- 64 - international country code for New Zealand
- US to New Zealand international dialing format : 011 + 64 + area code + individual phone number
Area Codes:
| Auckland | 9 |
Invercargill | 3 |
Rotorua | 7 |
| Christchurch | 3 |
Napier | 6 |
Tauranga | 7 |
| Dunedin | 3 |
Nelson | 3 |
Timaru | 3 |
| Hamilton | 7 |
New Plymouth | 6 |
Wellington | 4 |
| Howick | 9 |
Palmeston North | 6 |
Westport | 3 |
Neighbors of country:
Information about country:
5 There is a multitude of dates that could be considered to mark independence. The Chatham Islands have a separate time zone, 45 minutes ahead of the rest of New Zealand. The territories of Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau have their own cctlds, .nu, .ck and .tk respectively.