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Media
A private SKY satellite service provides programs on international sports and news links plus plenty of movie channels and documentaries. Most hotels and motels subscribe to this service. New Zealand has a variety of AM and FM band radio stations across the country, satisfying a wide variety of tastes. One in four people buy New Zealand's premier newspaper, the New Zealand Herald, in Greater Auckland. Almost every large town has its own newspaper and community papers. International newspapers can be obtained at larger bookstores and outlets at New Zealand's International Airports. Most communities have a library and sales of books, magazines and newspapers on a per capita basis are unparalleled anywhere in the world. Tourist Offices in NZ
Auckland Visitor
Centre Bay of Islands
Information Museum of Caves
Information Centre Tourism Rotorua Wellington Visitor
Information Centre Canterbury Information
Centre (Christchurch) Hurunui Information
Centre (Hanmer Springs) Intercity Travel
(Queenstown) Emergencies In case of emergency, dial 111 for ambulance, police or fire services. Emergency calls made from public phones are free. Personal Security New Zealand is hardly noted as a crime-ridden country. Rarely does the country suffer incidences of serious crimes. Nonetheless, petty crime still occurs, thus it pays to take precautions at all times. Medical Services
Hotels and motels usually have their own allocated doctors for guests and they can also assist you in finding a dentist. Numbers and addresses of doctors and dentists are listed in telephone directories. To see a specialist, one would first need to get a prescription and recommendation letter from a doctor. Specialists do not attend to walk-in patients, unless it is an emergency. Prescriptions are usually not given at the doctor's clinic. The doctor will fill a prescription form for patients, who will then go to the pharmacies to obtain them. Pharmacies or chemists are open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, with one late night on a specific day. Some also open on Saturday mornings. Most major cities have Urgent Dispensaries, which are open overnight and through the weekends. |
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There
are three television channels administered by a nominally independent
government corporation: Television One, TV2, and MTV. Two more channels,
TV3 and TV4, are run by a private company. TV3 and Television One air
national and international news and current affairs programs.
The
country is well served by a network of visitor information centers. In
airports, there are information and booking desks that answers all tourist
enquiries. More than 60 other prime locations around the country have
information centers:
New
Zealand's medical and hospital facilities, both public and private, are
of high standard. Special and efficient treatment and care are provided,
but medical services are not free to visitors, except treatment for injuries
in an accident.