Plan your visit (Global Burden of Disease Brain Summit)

Getting to New Zealand

Travelling to New Zealand is easy. You can find practical information and travel advice before you leave on New Zealand.com.

New Zealand is a small country, similar in size to Great Britain or Japan. With a population of just over 4 million people it is gloriously uncrowded.

Learn more about New Zealand

Visa requirements

When you arrive, you’ll need to ensure your passport is valid for at least three months beyond your intended departure date, and if required, have a valid New Zealand visa.

You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if you are:

A New Zealand or Australian citizen or resident, or
A UK citizen and/or passport holder (you can stay up to six months), or
A citizen of a country which has a visa waiver agreement with New Zealand (you can stay up to three months)

If you don’t meet the criteria above, then you will need to apply for a Visitor Visa.

Taxis and airport shuttles

Below are several taxi and shuttle bus services you may find useful:

Summit venue

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is the fastest growing and second largest university in New Zealand. AUT was formed on 1 January 2000 when the 100-year-old Auckland Institute of Technology was granted university status. AUT has three campuses across Auckland, but it is the City Campus in the heart of downtown Auckland where the Summit is being held.

Details of the room number will be sent to you separately before the event.

Download a map of the campus

Parking around AUT

These are the closest and best options:

Explore Auckland

Find out about things to do and see in Auckland and how to get around during your stay.

Explore Auckland