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I believe that you can't use New Zealand household electric appliances in the US without adaptations. The residential voltage/Frequency (Hz) in New Zealand is 130V/50 Hz while in US it is 120V/60 Hz

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The voltage in New Zealand is 230 volt 50Hertz. The voltage in North America is 120/240 volts at 60 Hertz. A totally resistive appliance will operate fine on the 240 volt portion of the 120/240 volt system. Any appliances that have a motor to operate will not work as efficiently. A 50 Hertz motor on a 60 Hertz system will overheat and run slower. Many appliances use synchronous timer motors for control of the larger appliances. The timing of the appliance will be thrown off as the timers will run faster due to the appliances design to operate only on 50 Hertz.

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