This is important to keep in mind in terms of what to wear for business meetings and other rendezvous. Dress in general is informal for casual meetings, but it is important never to look slovenly. In more formal meetings, suits are worn. Waitangi Day commemorates the day that New Zealand established the country as a nation and signed the Treaty of Waitangi, which is New Zealand's founding document. Shopping is much like the United States with the exception of the huge wool industry and a variety of artisans.
Food is excellent with a wide variety of fresh meat, seafood, vegetables, fruits, cheese and wine.
One difference in eating out is that tips are usually only given when preceded by unusually excellent service. Tourists should know that a supplier exporting items to a visitor's home address does not charge this tax on either goods or freight. To learn some history of the New Zealand people would be an excellent idea to cross cultural barriers. The Maori were New Zealand's first settlers, and their religion is based on the belief in deities, spirits, existence of a supreme god, and personifications. Today they have many trusts set up with the government of New Zealand to deal with the distribution and investment of tribal money and land.