Avoid leaving valuables visible in the car. Health New Zealand operates a no-fault accident compensation scheme which covers residents and visitors. Personal injury through accident entitles the injured party to compensation for reasonable expenses related to the accident. Due to abuse, this has been reworked recently and compensation is far harder to obtain. Water Supply New Zealand cities and towns have good public water.
Water is safe to drink out of the tap.
In bush walking areas giardia has been found so its advisable to check before drinking from rivers or streams. Boiling water for five minutes or more is advised where advice is not available. The Telephone is similar to British Telecom style. Hotels will have difficulty in converting plugs styles but conversion cables are available from retailers. Most New Zealand telephone systems can handle DTMF tone dialling.