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Weights and Measures in New Zealand
New Zealand has used the metric system since 1976 when the government passed
the Weights and Measurements Amendment Act. Until this time, weights and measurements
followed the old imperial system. Today, there are still references to this
older system such as in skydiving whereby operators will usually give the heights
of jumps in feet rather than metres, for example 8000 feet instead of 2400 metres.
Weights of people can be a little more confusing being measured in kilograms,
pounds or stones (1 stone = 14 pounds).
Car speedometers and posted speed limits are in kilometres per hour (kph),
and road sign distances are in kilometres. Gas is sold per litre (l), and temperature
is in degrees Celsius (°C).
To calculate temperature from Celsius into Farenheit, multiply °C by 1.8 and
then add 32.
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Metric |
Imperial |
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Distance
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1 kilometre (km)
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0.62 miles (mi)
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1 metre (m)
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3.28 feet (ft)
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1 metre (m)
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1.09 yards (yd)
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1 centimetre (cm)
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0.39 inches (in)
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Area
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1 hectare (ha)
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2.47 acres (ac)
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Weight
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1 kilogram (kg)
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2.2 pounds (lb)
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1 gram (g)
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0.035 ounces (oz)
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Volume
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1 litre (l)
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1.05 quarts (qt)
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1 litre (l)
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0.26 gallons (gal)
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Metric Converstion Table
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