At a Glance

Sydney
Population: 4,119,190
Size: 12,144.6 square km
Language: English, Arabic, Chinese, Greek
People: Australian, English, Irish, Scottish, Chinese
Religion: Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish
Time: Eastern Time
Currency: Currency is the Australian dollar. Banking hours are 9:30am–4:00pm, Monday–Thursday; 9:30am–5:00pm, Friday. Some areas also have Saturday banking hours. ATMs are widely available.
Electricity: 220–240 volts. Australia uses a three-pin power outlet, so an adapter may be necessary.

Christchurch
Population: 359,900
Size: 452 square km
Language: English
People: New Zealander, European, Asian
Religion: Christian
Time: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 13 hours. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6am in New Zealand. GMT plus 12 hours from the last week in March to the first week in October.
Currency: Currency is the New Zealand dollar. Banking hours are Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm. ATMs are widely available.
Electricity: 230/240 volts, Power outlets only accept flat 3- or 2-pin plugs.

Queenstown
Population: 10,990
Language: English, Maori
People: New Zealander, European, Asian
Religion: Christian
Time: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 13 hours. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6am in New Zealand. GMT plus 12 hours from the last week in March to the first week in October.
Currency: Currency is the New Zealand dollar. Banking hours are Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm. ATMs are widely available.
Electricity: 230/240 volts, Power outlets only accept flat 3- or 2-pin plugs.

Rotorua
Population: 64,509
Language: English, Maori
People: New Zealander, European, Asian
Religion: Christian
Time: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 13 hours. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6am in New Zealand. GMT plus 12 hours from the last week in March to the first week in October.
Currency: Currency is the New Zealand dollar. Banking hours are Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm. ATMs are widely available.
Electricity: 230/240 volts, Power outlets only accept flat 3- or 2-pin plugs.

Auckland
Population: 1,294,000
Size: 1,086 square km
Language: English, Maori
People: New Zealander, European, Asian
Religion: Christian
Time: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 13 hours. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6am in New Zealand. GMT plus 12 hours from the last week in March to the first week in October.
Currency: Currency is the New Zealand dollar. Banking hours are Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm. ATMs are widely available.
Electricity: 230/240 volts, Power outlets only accept flat 3- or 2-pin plugs.