What essentials should you bring to study in New Zealand in 2022?

New Zealand adopts a British-style education system, which focuses on cultivating students’ creativity. Its education has practical, modern and other characteristics, and is also famous in the world. So What essentials should I bring with me to study in New Zealand? If you are interested in this topic, please click here. What necessities should you bring when studying in New Zealand in 2022?

1 What necessities should you bring when studying in New Zealand?

The first and most important thing is money!

Before coming to New Zealand, you can go to the largest local branches such as China CITIC Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Bank of China to exchange currency. If the amount of currency exchange exceeds 1,000 New Zealand dollars, you must make an appointment in advance. The bank will charge a handling fee for each currency exchange.

If you don’t have time to exchange currency at home, you can also exchange it at the airport, but the exchange rate is not so cute. Likewise, a handling fee will be charged for each currency exchange.

In addition to exchanging New Zealand dollars in advance, you should also carry a UnionPay debit card with you. Some banks have a policy of waiving handling fees for the first overseas withdrawal every day. When you come to New Zealand, you can withdraw cash directly from ATM machines such as ANZ and BNZ and deposit it into a local account in New Zealand. In recent years, more and more merchants in New Zealand accept UnionPay card payments. In addition, WeChat payment and Alipay payment have gradually become popular payment methods.

According to reports: Domestic credit cards that support VISA can also be used in New Zealand, but most New Zealand merchants do not accept small-amount credit card payments. However, more and more merchants in New Zealand accept UnionPay card payments.

In addition, there are many local currency exchange companies in New Zealand that provide large-amount currency exchange services. In particular, I would like to remind my friends that currency exchange must be through formal channels and keep the credentials. Do not exchange currency with strangers you do not know through the Internet.

2. Documents and clothing that prove our identity

In addition to the most important money, the documents that prove our identity are also equally important!

These documents include passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, passport photos, school admission notices and tuition payment receipts, school transcripts, graduation certificates, degree certificates, and all notarized documents, etc. It is recommended that you make several copies of the above documents and save them.

Now let’s talk about “clothing”, which is the first item of clothing, food, housing and transportation. This is also the most asked question among friends.

New Zealand is surrounded by the sea and has a temperate maritime climate. It has a mild climate all year round, with abundant sunshine and abundant rainfall. It is located in the southern hemisphere and has the opposite seasons to China. December, January and February are the warmest summers of the year, while June, July and August are the coldest winters of the year. The average maximum temperature in summer is 20-30oC, and the average temperature in winter is 10-15oC.

The North Island of New Zealand is not hot in summer, but the ultraviolet rays are strong. It's not cold in winter, but the windy and rainy days give people a feeling of dampness and coldness. The farther you go, the cooler the temperature becomes. The lowest temperature in the South Island can reach -10oC.

New Zealand generally has a mild climate, so clothing should be mainly worn in spring and autumn. New Zealanders dress very casually. T-shirts, beach shorts, and flip-flops are standard summer accessories, and a jacket is enough for winter. Friends, just bring some simple and comfortable clothes. New Zealand has strong sunlight and strong ultraviolet rays, which will have a great impact on the color and quality of clothes. It is not recommended to bring high-quality clothes that need to be taken care of.

3 Daily Clothing

Shoes:

A pair of formal leather shoes for boys and a pair of high heels for girls. Have two or three pairs of sports shoes, and prepare corresponding sports shoes according to your sports hobbies. One pair of house slippers and cotton slippers.

Down jacket:

Although the lowest temperature in winter does not reach below zero, it is rainy in winter and the air is cold and humid. Friends who are afraid of the cold should still prepare warm clothes. In addition to down jackets, you also need to prepare coats, thick sweaters, thin sweaters, thermal underwear, hats, gloves, leggings, etc.

Jacket:

Highly recommended jacket, removable liner, windproof, rainproof and sunproof, a must-have for home and travel. When it rains in New Zealand, it is always accompanied by strong winds. It is useless to hold an umbrella. At this time, you need to use a windproof and waterproof jacket. Although it does not look good, it is useful!

Pants:

Jeans can be worn all year round, and casual pants are also very casual. You can prepare them according to your own preferences.

If you like sports, you should also prepare sportswear.

If you can swim, you should also prepare a swimsuit, swimming cap, and swimming goggles. New Zealand is surrounded by sea and the water is pure. Can you bear not to run into the embrace of the sea?

You should also prepare a few shorts and skirts for summer. In New Zealand, if you wear the same clothes yesterday as you do today, especially when entering the workplace, you will attract inquiries from New Zealanders.

In addition to clothes, pants and shoes, sun hats and sunglasses are also necessary. Be sure to apply sunscreen every minute. Friends who wear glasses or contact lenses should bring a few extra pairs of glasses. Glasses in New Zealand are very, very, very expensive.

And don’t forget to wear a formal suit. It will be used in many occasions.

The most important thing is underwear, underwear and socks!

4 Daily necessities

Let’s take a look at the necessities needed for daily life:

Students in New Zealand eat lunch at school, and many students bring their own lunch. , at this time you need a lunch box with good sealing and heat preservation properties, and by the way, there are tableware!

It often rains in New Zealand in winter. My friend asked me if I should bring a raincoat and umbrella? In fact, you don’t need to bring one. New Zealand has umbrellas that are of very good quality and highly resistant to wind. The super cute umbrellas I brought back home were all destroyed in the violent storm. A raincoat is much easier to use than an umbrella because it won't blow away when a storm comes!

Toiletries can be bought in New Zealand supermarkets, and the prices are not very expensive. If you live in a homestay, the host family will provide a small square towel for wiping your face and a large bath towel. If you rent a house by yourself, you can bring more towels from home.

Bring some skin care products and cosmetics. New Zealand has many local brands of cosmetics which are also good. Remember to bring sunscreen! Sunscreen! ! Sunscreen! ! ! The local sunscreen in New Zealand only protects against sunburn but not tanning. Japanese and Korean sunscreens can prevent sunburn and tanning at the same time!

Don’t forget some small personal care items, such as razors, combs, mirrors, nail clippers, etc.

5 School supplies and small gifts

Friends, don’t forget to bring stationery when you come to study in New Zealand!

Calculator:

Calculators can be used in most classes and exams in New Zealand. If you study finance or engineering, you need to bring a special calculator for the CFA exam. Friends majoring in engineering also need to bring an engineering programmable calculator. Although New Zealanders are not very good at math, the speed at which they press calculators is jaw-dropping.

Pens:

You need to prepare various highlighters, pencils, erasers, carbon pens, ballpoint pens, water-based pens, tape, correction tape, staplers, staples, etc. There are all kinds of stationery that you need. New Zealand’s stationery is expensive, hard to use, and not cute.

Paper products:

Bring more greeting cards and wrapping paper. New Zealanders like to send greeting cards, whether it is holidays, birthdays, weddings, graduations, promotions, moving, every occasion. There will be greeting cards. Friends, you can buy some Chinese-style greeting cards from China, which are good choices for sending to classmates, teachers, families, and colleagues. In addition, the wrapping paper in New Zealand is very expensive. Every time I tear the wrapping paper, I feel like I am tearing money. So friends, please remember to bring some wrapping paper and wrap the gifts beautifully.

Small gifts:

Friends can bring some small Chinese-style gifts, such as paper-cuts, chopsticks, Peking Opera masks, Chinese knots, bookmarks, etc., as small gifts for families and friends. Teachers and classmates are warm and considerate.

6 Electronic Products

Modern people are increasingly inseparable from electronic products. What do we need to prepare for these electronic products?

Mobile phone, charger, spare battery:

Apple mobile phone comes with an extra data cable and tempered film. For Android phones, please pay attention to whether it supports Google Play services. If not, , many apps or functions here cannot be used. In New Zealand, most domestic apps cannot be used, and Android systems do not support Google software. For example, buses in New Zealand do not announce stops, and travel basically relies on Google Maps for navigation. Domestic apps such as Sogou Maps and Baidu Maps cannot be used here. All Android systems can download Google Play in advance, so that they can be downloaded and used by Google. software. The operators in New Zealand include Vodafone, Spark, 2 degree, etc., which can use 4G functions.

Laptops, tablets, headphones, mice:

Electronic products in New Zealand are more expensive than in China. It is recommended to download office software in China and prepare computer peripheral products in case of emergencies. needs.

Camera, memory card, USB flash drive, mobile hard drive:

The sky in New Zealand is too blue and the clouds are too white. Just take a photo and it will become a postcard. You need a camera to record every beautiful moment. , also requires large-capacity storage devices to turn every moment into permanent memory.

Plug adapters and power strips:

Most Chinese electrical appliances can be used in New Zealand, which all have V-triangle plugs. If you have a two-corner plug, you need to buy a conversion plug.

Electric blankets and hot water bottles:

Electric blankets and hot water bottles, essential heating items, can also be purchased in New Zealand for about NZ$40 each. Electric blankets can not only provide warmth in the wet and cold winter, but also expel moisture, making them a must-have in winter.

The temperature changes greatly throughout the day in New Zealand, and the seafood is delicious. You can bring some medicines, but you must declare them! Never, ever, never bring Contech.