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New Zealand visa rules for Canada passport holders

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The answer

ETA needed. Canada passport holders need an ETA granted before travel to visit New Zealand.

Entry
ETA
Stay
3 months per entry
Limit
6 months within 12 months
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’ETA NEEDED3 MONTHS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immigration.govt.nzImmigration New ZealandChecked 29 Oct 2026

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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 Canada.

New Zealand passport Canada

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
CA$7.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

eTA-required countries or territories Andorra Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium British citizen British national overseas British overseas citizen (re-admissible to the United Kingdom) British overseas territory citizen with citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of the British overseas territories of Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Island Saint Helena Turks and Caicos Islands British subject with a right of abode in the United Kingdom Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (must have a passport issued by Hong Kong SAR) Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel (must have a national Israeli passport) Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania (electronic passport holders only) Samoa San Marino Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (must have an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number) United Arab Emirates Vatican City State (must have a passport or travel document issued by the Vatican)

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. 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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