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NEW ZEALAND COMMUNICATION
When Calling from New
Zealand to Philippines:
Dial 00 + 63 + area code
+ tel. no.
When Calling from the
Philippines to New
Zealand:
Dial 00 + 64 + area code +
tel. no.
Internet Country Code: .nz
Time Difference: Philippines is 4 hours
behind New Zealand
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NEW ZEALAND DRIVING TIPS
• In New Zealand you must drive
on the left-hand side of the road.
If you don’t you could be
involved in a head-on crash.
• The maximum speed limit on the
open road is 100km/h
•In New Zealand, law requires
everyone in the car to wear a safety
belt, regardless of where they are
sitting.
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NEW ZEALAND WORKING DAYS
AND HOURS
• Working week has been 40
hours, commencing at
8.30am and finishing at 5pm,
Mondays to Fridays, with a
half-hour break for lunch.
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NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Date Holiday
1st January New Year
6th February Waitangi Day
6th April Good Friday
9th April Easter Monday
25th April ANZAC Day
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NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Date Holiday
4th June Queen’s Birthday
22nd October Labor Day
25th December Christmas Day
26th December Boxing Day
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NEW ZEALAND CLIMATE AND
SEASONS
New Zealand enjoys an ocean temperate climate, making it
pleasant most of the year round with occasional periods of
cool, rain and wind.
•Spring
(September/
October)
•Summer
(November to
March)
• Autumn
(March/April)
•Winters
(April/May to
August
September)
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NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS
• A visitor invited to a
formal Maori occasion,
the hongi (pressing of
noses) is common.
• Casual dress is widely
acceptable.
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NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS
• At the dinner table, manners
are generally casual, just
wait to be told where to sit.
Meals are usually served
family-style.
• Before everyone begins eating,
the food must be blessed by the
elders.
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NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS
• You may be expected to sing
a song from your home
country or your culture, so
have one prepared to share
beforehand.
•The majority of New
Zealanders are an easy-
going, relaxed people and
do not appreciate
aggressive, pushy, loud,
impolite or arrogant people.
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NEW ZEALAND LABOR LAWS
• As part of your employment
agreement, to undertake
additional work, as reasonably
required, by your employer and
agree on appropriate
compensation for this.
•If an employer wishes to change
an employee's hours of work,
they will need to get the
employee's agreement to do this
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NEW ZEALAND LABOR LAWS
• The employer has an
obligation to take all practical
steps to ensure an employee
is healthy and safe in the
workplace. This includes
ensuring an employee does
not work hours that may put
their health or safety at risk.
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DO’S IN NEW ZEALAND
• Do shake hands for greeting
and keep eye contact during
greetings. The first name is
used after introductions.
• Do respect and enjoy the
company of fellow
members.
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DO’S IN NEW ZEALAND
• Do open your gift upon
receipt, and give gifts such as
flowers, chocolate, liquor, or a
book about your home
country.
• Do bring your own beer
(B.Y.O.) if invited to a
barbecue. You may also be
invited to bring your own
meat or a salad.
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DO’S IN NEW ZEALAND
• Do visit a marae, which is a
sacred place that serves both
social and religious purposes in
Maori society
• Do keep your hands above the
table, but don’t put your elbows
on the table. Put your fork and
knife parallel on the plate with
the handles facing to the right
when you are done eating.
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DON’TS IN NEW ZEALAND
• Do not smoke. Smoking is
banned in pubs and
restaurants as well as on
public transport or in public
buildings.
• Do not tip, which is not
customary in New Zealand.
However, do tip if the
services are outstanding.
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DON’TS IN NEW ZEALAND
• Do not make the “V for Victory” sign
•Do not stand in the middle of the road and hold up traffic
when taking pictures, watch out for cars.
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DON’TS IN NEW ZEALAND
• Do not wrap your gifts in red.
Red is the taboo color in New
Zealand.
• Do not touch the head and hair
of others, especially of a chief,
which are particularly taboo or
sacred; to touch a man’s head
is a gross insult.
