Visitors from many countries do not require a visa to visit New Zealand, as long as you stay for less than three months, and don’t work. You also need an onward ticket and approximately $1000 per month per person to support yourself.
Over fifty countries participate in a visitor visa waiver program with New Zealand. These countries are:
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
In addition, residents of Australia and Britain can stay in New Zealand up to six months on a tourist visa.
If you wish to work or study in New Zealand, you require an appropriate visa. The New Zealand immigration service grants visas, in a number of different categories. Temporary work visas can be granted to those with specialist skills, or to people who will work in the horticulture industry. New Zealand also offers working holiday visa to residents from a number of countries, including many of the countries on the visa waiver list above (not all though). You must be aged between 18 and 30 to get a working holiday visa. Student visas are also available if you are enrolled a NZ Qualification Authority approved course for longer than three months.
Australian passport holders (with no criminal convictions) can live and work in New Zealand with no restriction.
