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People from some countries don't need a visitor visa to enter New Zealand. However, they are still required to provide travel tickets or evidence of onward travel arrangements, and evidence of funds for maintenance (for more details go to Operational Manual E4.50.35).
People from countries such as Andorra , Bahrain, Brunei, Chile, Denmark , France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan , Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway , Portugal, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Spain, Taiwan, Uruguay Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Hungary , Israel, Korea (South), Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Monaco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City Austria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Kuwait , Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, United States of America, who are visiting New Zealand for three months or less will not need a visitor visa (where the purpose of the visit is not for medical consultation or treatment).
But the visa waiver does not apply to people travelling on alien's (non-citizen's) passports issued by these countries, residents of Hong Kong travelling on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or British National (Overseas) passports, Portuguese passport holders must also have the right to live permanently in Portugal, Greek passport holders whose passports were issued on and after 1 January 2006. (Greek passports issued before 1 January 2006 are not acceptable for travel after 1 January 2007.) and Permananent residents of Taiwan travelling on a Taiwanese passport.
Documents required to prove that you have plans to leave New Zealand
•Actual travel tickets (confirmed or open-dated) out of New Zealand to a country which you have the right to enter; or
•Written confirmation from an airline or travel agency that onward travel has been booked and paid for.
Evidence of funds
You will also need to show us proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay. This means you have a minimum of:
•NZ$1000 per person per month of the visit, or
•NZ$400 per person per month if accommodation has already been paid for – we will require proof of prepayment, such as hotel prepaid vouchers.
Acceptable evidence of sufficient funds can be demonstrated in the form of cash, travellers' cheques, bank drafts, recognised credit cards with sufficient credit available – it is recommended that visitors have an up-to-date credit card statement.
Maximum stay
The maximum stay in New Zealand under a visitor visa is nine months. Visa-free visitors are initially granted a three month visitor visa (or six if you are from the United Kingdom), you will need to apply for a further visitor visa if you wish to stay longer in New Zealand.
If you are granted a visitor visa you need to meet certain conditions during your stay.
•You may not work while you are in New Zealand (unless you are granted a work visa).
•You may not study for more than three months while you are in New Zealand (unless you are granted a student visa).
•You must keep within New Zealand’s laws.
•You must only stay in New Zealand for the time allowed by your visa.
If you breach any of these conditions you may become liable for deportation.
Source: www.immigration.govt.nz
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