Electric adaptor

You can get 'travel adaptors' in plenty of shops in the UK, including at airports and ferry ports. However, they are only rated at about 3.5 to 7 amps [depending on type] so you can't use them for stuff like kettles and some high tech UK hair dryers.  The plugs also can warm up quite a lot when in useI keep a couple of adaptors  for travelling to/from my holiday place in italy - but as a permanent solution I have a couple of UK '4-way' extension leads at the house, that I have cut the UK plug off of, and fitted an Italian one instead.

 Try http://www.justsportandleisure.com/Details.asp?PID=15976# or http://www.roamingfox.co.uk/Europe-to-UK-Adapter-pr-16196.html 

They had some in Leroy Merlin in Brindisi a few weeks ago.  Hooked onto the end of an isle in the electrical section.

Hi,Bearing in mind I am (was) looking for Italy TO English connections (I don't know the New Zealand factoring!).............but this link does it for me !http://www.powerconnections.co.uk/convert_eurotouk_PC8338.htmMaybe best going to their home page for the New Zealand issue?Good LuckS

Hey, how did you get on with the Italian to Uk adaptors ?, because we are looking for New Zealand to Italian adaptorsCheersD

Before we came to Italy we bought a large pack of Italian to English adaptors from Ebay, they were very cheap and have worked well. There are some on ebay at the moment on this link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-Travel-adapter-Plug-UK-to-EU-Euro-Europe-France_W0QQitemZ150360429987QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_TravelTickets_Accessories_RL?hash=item23022e15a3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Hope that helps