New Zealand shopping guide

What can we buy when we travel in New Zealand? Then everyone will definitely talk about the wool products here. Bian Xiao also knows that wool products here are famous, but where can we buy them? Let's take a look at this article compiled by Bian Xiao!

Compared with Australia, the consumption in New Zealand is relatively low, and the purchasing power in New Zealand is about 1: 1. For example, the mineral water in 2 yuan is 2 NZD, and the bus fare is 1.7 NZD to 3.5 NZD.

There is little difference in consumption across the South Island of New Zealand. Even though the price in remote areas may be slightly higher, the difference will not be too big. The price in New Zealand is basically 3-5 times that in China. The following prices are available for reference: 4-5 New Zealand dollars for coffee; Sandwich 6- 15 NZD; Fish and chips 4-5 NZD; The bed in the backpack inn is 20-28 New Zealand dollars; McDonald's value lunch 5 New Zealand dollars; Hotel breakfast 15-30 NZD.

How to exchange New Zealand currency The monetary unit in New Zealand is the New Zealand dollar. The denominations of coins are 10, 20, 50, 1 yuan and 2 yuan, and the denominations of banknotes are 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan and 100 yuan. In banks, some hotels, international airports and exchange offices in big cities, foreign currency can be easily converted into New Zealand dollars.

There are few special money exchange places in New Zealand towns, and they can only exchange money at airports or banks. You can exchange RMB, but it is still recommended to exchange New Zealand dollars at home, or use UnionPay cards to withdraw money at BNZ ATM.

Where can I buy 1 and QueenStreet in New Zealand?

Except Smith &; Caughey's and Westfield, as well as many independent stores, LV, Gucci and Montblanc are all here, and DFS is at the intersection of CustomStreet and AlberStreet at the end of Huanghou Street.

2. High Street

It is next to queen street and parallel to queen street. This street and the surrounding area have the most fashionable shops in Auckland.

3. British supermarkets

Brand flagship stores of top New Zealand designers are located here, such as TreliseCooper and KarenWalker. Shopping corridor AtriumonTakutai There is also a farmer's market on Saturday morning, the urban farmer's market.

Address: Britomart (intersection of queen street and Customs Street) in downtown Auckland.

Smith & Cowie's

High-end orders, local brands, international brands.

Address: queen street: 253-26 1 queen street; New Markert: 225 Broadway, New Markert.

Westerfield

Oakland civilian shopping center has branches in QueenStreet, NewMarket, StLukes and Albany. Albany is very big, and most of them are brands from New Zealand and Australia.

New Zealand Credit Card Precautions (1) UnionPay

All merchants with "UnionPay" logo can accept UnionPay cards. Some merchants may not have posted the "UnionPay" logo. Cardholders can take the initiative to show UnionPay cards and ask cashiers whether they can use them. At present, there are more than 9,000 merchants accepting UnionPay cards in New Zealand, covering the south and north islands of New Zealand. There are well-known duty-free shops in New Zealand (DFS, JRdutyfree, Skycity, Wan Fang, Parkson, Yacht International Auckland Harbour Hotel, KiwiDiscovery Airport, etc.). ), as well as some souvenir shops, tourist attractions and entertainment projects popular with tourists.

When spending money by credit card in New Zealand, if you use UnionPay card (the card number starts with "62" and the card face is marked with UnionPay card), the consumption amount will be automatically converted into RMB and credited to the account, and you can repay directly in RMB without bearing any expenses other than the commodity price. If you use UnionPay card with Visa logo, the amount of the credit card will be converted into US dollars according to the relevant exchange rate and credited to the account, and then RMB will be used to purchase foreign exchange for repayment. Due to the expenses incurred in the process of currency conversion, the final cost denominated in RMB will generally exceed 1%-2% of the actual price of goods, and this difference is called "currency conversion fee".

Since most UnionPay cards with the Visa logo are credit cards, there is a certain consumption limit. It is recommended to use UnionPay debit cards for large consumption such as luxury goods, and debit card consumption is only limited by the account balance.

UnionPay publishes the small fixed exchange rate of NZD/RMB 165438+24 at 0: 00 am Beijing time every day.

(2) Credit card

Credit card spending is very common in New Zealand, even if it is below NZD 65,438+0, you can use less cash. EFTPOS means spending by credit card, but you still have to prepare small change by bus.

New Zealand Airport Tax Refund Shopping in New Zealand has no airport tax refund and other services. The list price of all goods and services includes 15% Goods and Services Tax (GST). Travelers can't ask for tax refund, but if the merchants send high-priced goods to the buyer's country, they can be exempted from tax (GST). Passengers who want a tax refund must go to a special duty-free shop to buy it. Remember to bring your passport when you buy duty-free goods.

The above is Bian Xiao's shopping strategy for New Zealand. Do you think it is easy to shop here in New Zealand? Always remember the tax refund when shopping!