This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in New Zealand
- Voltage
- 230 V
- Frequency
- 50 Hz
- Earthed sockets
- Type I
What you need, by where you are coming from
- Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
- Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
- Arriving from most of continental EuropeA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
- Arriving from Australia or New ZealandPlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
New Zealand sockets are Type at 230 V, the same as Australia, and almost all of them have a switch.
Sockets in New Zealand are Type at 230 V, 50 Hz - two flat blades in a V with a vertical earth below, identical to Australia.
- Nearly every socket has its own switch. A charger that appears dead is usually a switch that is off.
- Australian, Fijian and Chinese 10 A plugs all fit, so travel between those countries needs no adapter.
- European, British and American plugs need one.
- 230 V matches Europe, so only American 120 V-only appliances need a converter.
- Older houses have unearthed two-blade sockets for double-insulated appliances, which take the same plug minus the earth.
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