How to use plugs from United Kingdom in New Zealand
Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from United Kingdom to New Zealand in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.
Quick Chart at-a-glance
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| Voltage: | 230V. | 230V. |
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| Plugs Type: | G, D, M. | I. |
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| Hertz: | 50Hz. | 50Hz. |
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If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!
Plugs and Sockets at each country
In United Kingdom the following plugs are used: (includes London, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Brighton.)
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| Plug Type G | Plug Type D | Plug Type M |
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| Outlet Type G | Outlet Type D | Outlet Type M |
Considerations for the United Kingdom
It is likely you will only find plugs-type "G" in the UK. Plugs type "D" and "M" are considered "old" and not common. They are are still used nowadays to differentiate low-power lighting circuits. So please don't try to use an adapter on them for high-power equipments like hair-dryer or even battery chargers.
We keep "D" and "M" plugs in our database as we don't know your exact destination and you might find one next to a bed table. As a rule of thumb, you will probably be fine with the type "G" in hotels and big cities.
... and in New Zealand you will use: (includes Wellington, Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch, Rotorua, Dunedin, Wanaka.)
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| Plug Type I |
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| Outlet Type I |
Rotorua
Voltage
Exact voltage
Perfect! This is very good! You will not need any sort of voltage adapter (they are always big, heavy and they can't handle too much energy. i.e. might have problems with hairdryers). You can plug your devices to the electric network grid in New Zealand without requiring a voltage adapter.
Plugs Type
Different plug systems
Sorry, none of the plugs used in both countries are common. You will definitelly need plug adapters, please continue reading for more information.
Adapters
Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:
Adapter: generic
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| Front | Back |
This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: I.
Adapter: generic
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| Front | Back |
This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M into outlets type: I.
Adapters you can buy
You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.
Hertz
Equal Hertz
This is the perfect situation. You will not have any clock shift issue with the same Hertz.
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