Originally Posted by
JandM
There's no such thing as a visa-FREE country. There are visa-waiver countries
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-...iver-countries, where you can travel to NZ without first having applied for a visitor's visa, but you have to fill in a card as the plane approaches landing, which is a legal document requiring you to state your personal details and your reasons for visiting, and is looked at by Immigration at the airport upon arrival, who CAN turn you back if they're not satisfied.
Ah...this distinction between visa-free and visa-waiver is generally lost. Nice to read someone else who understands.