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Just be careful about biological material (NZ has very strict airport biosecurity) and you'll be fine. I'm a New Zealander and this is the first time I've heard
by tikwidd 13y ago
Just be careful about biological material (NZ has very strict airport biosecurity) and you'll be fine. I'm a New Zealander and this is the first time I've heard of something like this happening at the border.
- lostlogin 13y agoSorry, accidentally down voted you. Yes they are very fussy, shoes need to be clean, no plant material etc.
- chad_oliver 13y agoI cancelled out your downvote, so your guilty conscience can rest easy. :-) I remember when we visited the Philippines, a friend gave us about 20 jars of a local delicacy to take back home to New Zealand. Which was very kind, except New Zealand's biosecurity laws meant that we had to throw most of them away at the border. (We could keep the few that were sealed properly.)
- duncan_bayne 13y agoYeah, I remember seeing a comedy skit about a guy carrying cocaine into New Zealand, freaking out when a sniffer dog singled out his baggage ... and then having to pay a fine for the apple core he left inside it ;)
- nwp90 13y agoFirst time I came here, I was so out of it (through being tired) by the time I got to Auckland that when the dog came up and started wagging at my bag I found myself bending down to pet it before thinking "What's this dog doing in an airport?..." Response "Er, that's a drug dog mate, any idea why he's so interested in your bag?" Can't remember exactly what I said then; I guess having had a dopehead flatmate a short while previously probably had something to do with it, and I think I mentioned that.