NeilB

Hi,

I’m sure this has been asked before (a picture of a socket reminded me), what sort of electricity do they have in NZ.

I guess a variation of the usual sort but what in terms of current and voltage?

The reason for asking (rather presumptuous I’ve only this afternoon sent off the EOI) is what electrical Items to bring if any?

Cheers,

Neil

Biddy

As far as I'm aware it's the same as UK. All appliances work fine over there except UK TVs (diff no lines or something) so bring everything that isn't knackered. Buy adaptors for plugs in UK as expensive in NZ.

NeilB

Cool, thanks that saves another car boot sale in Derby.

Cheers,

Neil

BritboyNZ

Hmm, be very careful there. You are allowed in NZ to do basic electrical work (ie change lightbulbs, re-wire plugs) but thats about it.

Using a UK adaptor might cause you problems if your house burnt down, and the cause of the fire was a 'non standard' electrical fitting (ie UK adaptor). You could run into problems insurance wise with the insurance company refusing to cover you. Not worth the risk, IMHO.

Easiest / safest (although more cumbersome) is to chop the UK plug off and wire an NZ plug onto the end. If anyone wants power cables for computer equipment (ie that have a 'kettle lead' or IEC plug on one end and a NZ mains plug on the other) then let me know as we have millions of the damn things at work and would be glad to be rid of a few.

Russ