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New Zealand visa rules for Australia passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Australia passport holders can visit New Zealand visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

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Official source

immigration.govt.nzImmigration New ZealandChecked 29 Oct 2026

Australian citizens and permanent residents travelling on an Australian passport do not need a visa or an NZeTA to enter New Zealand.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave New Zealand.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What New Zealand passport holders need to visit Australia.

New Zealand passport Australia

Visa on arrival

Fee
A$0.00

New Zealand citizens with a valid New Zealand passport do not need to apply for a visa before coming to Australia. When you enter Australia you can apply for a Special Category visa (subclass 444) (SCV). If you meet the criteria for the SCV we will grant you the visa.

New Zealand passport to Australia, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Australia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Wellington, nearest first.

  1. Norfolk IslandKingston, about 1,490 km from WellingtonVisa-free
  2. New CaledoniaNouméa, about 2,250 km from WellingtonVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Wellington

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Wellington, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 21.2°CLow 13.2°CRain 62 mm
  2. FebHigh 21.7°CLow 13.6°CRain 55 mm
  3. MarHigh 20.4°CLow 11.9°CRain 61 mm
  4. AprHigh 18.0°CLow 9.3°CRain 64 mm
  5. MayHigh 15.9°CLow 8.2°CRain 81 mm
  6. JunHigh 13.6°CLow 6.1°CRain 107 mm
  7. JulHigh 12.9°CLow 5.0°CRain 102 mm
  8. AugHigh 13.3°CLow 5.8°CRain 94 mm
  9. SepHigh 14.9°CLow 7.7°CRain 92 mm
  10. OctHigh 15.8°CLow 9.3°CRain 122 mm
  11. NovHigh 17.5°CLow 10.2°CRain 86 mm
  12. DecHigh 19.6°CLow 12.5°CRain 90 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 14 to 20 years between 1991 and 2010, computed by One Time Livin’.

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