All regions have an extra day as a statutory holiday. Each region's day falls on a unique day during the year. The only way that visitors might know of a region's local holiday is by finding that banks in that region are closed. There is no shortage of accommodation for the visitor in New Zealand. It is available in the form of hotels, motels, camping grounds, bed and breakfast, backpackers hostels and much more.
Some public telephones accept credit cards and there are still some public phones that accept coins.
To dial an international number from New Zealand, dial 00 then the country code, eg Australia 0061, USA 001. Time Difference New Zealand standard time is GMT plus 12 hours. There is no time differences in New Zealand. Weights and Measures New Zealand is totally metric, although some diehards can be found still using some imperial measurements. The legal drinking age is 18 years or over.