 Lodging
According to their economic condition, students According to can choose the following lodging (Student Hostels)
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Student Hostel-usually this is within in the vicinity of the school. Its single and / or double rooms equipped with the general public fitness facilities. Most schools students’ hostel provides students three meals a day but on weekend schools do not provide lunch. Cost roughly 130 to 160 New Zealand dollars (including meals).
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Homestay– the host in New Zealand provides separate room for the student and meals are served early. All host families are carefully selected.
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Apartments (Apartment/Flat) -- apartments are suitable for college students with communal kitchen, laundry and other facilities.
Insurance
If staying in New Zealand is less than two years, you are not required to have insurance but you must shoulder all your medical expenses.
 Clothing
Bring clothing that suits your learning season and the length of time you stay in New Zealand. In summer, cotton and light clothing would be sufficient. But in any case, in winter, make sure you have warm clothing, such as thick wool clothing line, waterproof jackets and warm jackets. New Zealand's way of life is very casual. Most do not need formal dress in occasions. International students are encouraged to bring their own costumes to participate in public organizations and community diplomatic activities.
 Banks
All the cities and towns have banks. Usually there are banks in the vicinity of the schools. If you are staying more than three months, it is best for students to have their own bank account in New Zealand.
 Fresh Foods
New Zealand is rich in local and imported food. New Zealand is the main provider lamb, beef, and dairy products are rich but cheaper. Almost all fruits can be found in many shops. New Zealanders generally have a meal with vegetables and a meat or fish as their main course. New Zealand has all kinds of restaurants, coffee shops, and fast-food restaurant from the extremely expensive restaurants to just the ordinary snack house. Also international students will also foods in New Zealand with international and national flavor of each. New Zealand towns have excellent public water supply, and the water is safe for drinking.
 Power Media
As an English-speaking country, all the media use English. There are three main television channels and New Zealand has many satellite channels. New Zealand has many state and local AM/FM radio Major cities have Daily (Evening and the Morning Post). PAL625 standard for video. Voltage of 230V, 50Hz for Electricity.
 Telephone
Public pay phone in the city just needs two coins to make a call and no time limit. Just drop the coin in the slot Just f to make a call and if you d ialed the wrong number, coins will be returned You can use the public phone to make international call You p ublic phone to make international call to China but only IDD collect calls. In making international calls, the number of international operators is 0170, direct-dial number 00, and in case of emergencies you can dial 111 to contact the police, fire, ambulance.
Post Office is open from Monday to Thursday, 8: 30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Friday they have extended service to 20:00. In remote rural areas and many stores run postal services.
New Zealand Post Office services are for mail, telegraph, telecommunications, fax and long-distance telephone.
 Others
S mall shops and shopping malls are usually open from Monday morning 9:00 to 4:30 to 5:30 pm open, and on Friday evening from 9:00. Now, more and more shopping centers are open until Thursday night 9: 00. In big cities and tourist areas, many shopping centers are open during the day on Saturday and Sunday. New Zealand provides wealthy choices of fashion, outdoor clothing and equipment, handicrafts and international hotels.
Most major cities have churches, temples, mosques and other religious places that are open for international students. New Zealand complies with the majority of Christian holidays, and the majority of people are Christians. For special religious dietary rules for students, homestay and hotels ensure that their respect these rules.
Apart from the national public holidays, educational institutions usually Saturday and Sunday are not open for school. Major school (family) holidays are from mid-December to the end of January. 4. July and September have shorter holidays.
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