I spent 4 months in NZ and in that time managed a healthy mix of self catering and eating out.
Obviously, with no language barrier, communication was easy. I will also say that understanding/awareness of allergies was as good as the UK. However, I found that a lot of restaurants, particularly in more touristy areas, have at least one satay dish on the menu. This made it hard to find peanut free restaurants at times.
Much like Australia, there is plenty of Asian influence in the restaurants. I have rated NZ slightly better than Australia as the supermarkets were more nut allergy friendly – especially New World which has excellent allergy advice even in its bakeries.
verdict – 6.5/10
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