It is a hybrid Phalaenopsis. This type of hybrid with plant and flower form from the big classic Phals and small size from Phal equestris and some other miniature species is becoming quite common, and there are many hybrids that haven't even been registered. It will not be possible to make a more precise ID, but they are easy to grow with typical Phal conditions.
As an example of why it is impossible to identify a hybrid... This almost certainly has Phal equestris and Phal stuartiana among its ancestors. There are over 18 thousand registered hybrids that meet that requirement, and possibly hundreds of unregistered ones, all of them variable and many so similar you wouldn't realize they were different hybrids even if you put them side by side.
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Another unknown orchid
You got a bargain in NZ these are selling between $20 and $40 (us Dollars)
I hope you know there is no cure for the orchid bug once caught you have it for life and a nice life it will be. You meet some great people along the way. Join a local Orchid Society if you can and you will find phase 2 of the illness will kick in. You will know when someone says to you have you got one of these "Now you have" your collection will grow and grow.
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