The HF CB band in NZ is 40 channels on 26 mhz. Not sure about now, but CBers in NZ use to have to be licensed.
Operating on the 27 mhz CB band in NZ is illegal.
Dunno how serious it's policed now, cause it's been more than 20 years since I worked 11 meters, but back in those days the Govt employed radio inspectors (attached to the post office I think) armed with radio detection equipment, mobile in vans, to track down 11 meter pirates or anyone operating a 27 mhz Aussie or US CB set for that matter. Anyone they caught would have their radio gear confiscated and would likely be prosecuted.
There were 3 major unwritten rules to cut down on the chances of getting caught.
The most important rule was to never operate during buisness hours when the radio inspectors were at work. You were usually safe on week nights and weekends.
Second most important rule was to stay off 10 meters cause it could po some local Amateurs enough for them to rat on yer to the RIs. And some Amateurs were sore at losing their 11 meter band weren’t exactly happy that it was been used by unlicensed riff raff anyway
Third was choice of aerial. It had to be reasonably discrete. The legal 26 mhz CBers almost universally used either the 1/4 wave ground plane or 1/2 wave vertical. If you used an end firing aerial like a 4 element quad or 5 element yagi you could expect a visit from the gestapo... because such aerials were not the norm and stood out as a visual beacon.
Working the world on 11 meters was fun, but half the fun of it was sticking it up the anal control freaks.
