Will an American bought iPhone 4s work just as a New Zealand bought iPhone 4s in New Zealand?

Hi guys,
so I'm planning to buy an iPhone 4s from http://store.apple.com/us and have it shipped to a relative... then the relative will ship it to me in New Zealand.
my question is regarding the plans or contracts, I've been researching and seen quite a few threads about; "if the iPhone 4 is bought online it might be "unlocked" but it must have a contract" is this true? (keep in mind all posts or threads i have read through during my research are dated at about mid 2011, around July, so iPhone 4s wasn't out.. i cant find any recent news on this)also is a plan and a contract the same thing??
I have asked the relative to buy it and she said "i think all phones over here (USA) need to have a plan".... http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone/iphone4s clearly states "Or get iPhone unlocked and contract-free" ... i just wanted to make sure before i make the purchase. if i buy the iphone 4s via the unlocked and contract-free route, is that without a data plan?
~ TL;DR ~
is the unlocked iPhone 4s bought directly online at the american apple site "http://store.apple.com/us" definitely contract/plan free and unlocked?
Are a "plan" and a "contract" the same thing?
when i order from america does it have to come with a data plan?

Apple bends over backwards to honor its warranty world-wide, but does reserve the right to refer you to the nation of purchase for warranty service. This is usually done on a product not sold in the nation were you are seeking service. I have seen no one report here in the ASC warranty issues with Apple GMS devices, because they are sold by Apple world-wide. I have seen folks living outside the US report that they were told that warranty coverage for CDMA devices is only available in the US, which is currently the country were those devices are sold and where Apple's supply chain is set up to meet warranty coverage.
However, there are other things to take into consideration when you buy a US iPhone. The price of the iPhone on the Apple US webpage does not include sales tax. That is added to the total at the finalization of the sale. My unlocked iPhone 4S for US$650.00 came to US$705.00 with the sales tax. The iPhones sold in NZ have already passed through customs and have prices adjusted for the import tariffs assessed buy your government. Any iPhone shipped to you from the US is also subject to customs declaration and payment of the same tariffs.

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