Adventure guide. New Zealand / Bette Flagler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flagler, Bette.

Series:

Adventure guide series.

Hunter travel guides.

Adventure guide

Hunter travel guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Zealand--Guidebooks.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (645 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

New Zealand

Place of Publication:

Edison, NJ : Hunter Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by a local, this guide covers every region and town, with in-depth information on the Maori culture, the remarkable places to stay and eat, vineyard tours, cooking schools, thermal springs, albatross and whale encounters, scenic drives, and more. Canoe the Whanganui River, ride in a hot air balloon, hike the Waikaremoana Track, explore Whirikana Forest Park, take a glacier tour. There's even a section on how to talk Kiwi English! Maps and a thorough index.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgements 3; Dedication 3; Preface 4; Introduction 1; History 2; Geography & Land 9; Government 18; Economy 20; People & Culture 20; Travel Information 23; At a Glance 23; The Basics 24; Getting Here 27; Getting Around 28; Communications 33; Opening Hours 34; New Zealand Post 34; Food 34; Traveling With Kids 36; Holidays 37; Money Matters 39; Accommodation 40; Activities 43; Auckland 51; Introduction 51; Getting Here 54; Information Sources 55; Auckland Central City 55; Farther North & West 65; Farther North & East 68

South of Auckland 68; Hauraki Gulf Islands 69; North land 79; Introduction 79; Getting Here 80; Tourist Information 81; The Kauri Coast 81; The Far North 91; The Bay of Islands 102; Central West 121; Introduction 121; Getting Here 123; Information Sources 123; Hamilton 124; All Around Hamilton 125; Raglan 129; Waitomo 132; King Country 136; Taranaki 137; Introduction 137; Getting Here & Getting Around 140; Information Sources 140; New Plymouth 140; Egmont National Park 145; North Taranaki 148; Surf Highway 150; Around the Mountain 152; Hawera 152; Eltham 154

Stratford 155; Inglewood 157; The Lost World Highway 157; Wanganui 159; Introduction 159; Getting Here 159; Information Sources 160; Wanganui City 160; Whanganui River, National Park & Whanganui River Road 164; The Coromandel Peninsula 171; Introduction 171; Getting Here 172; Information Sources 172; The Seabird Coast 172; Thames to Coromandel 175; Coromandel Town 177; North to the Top 179; SH25 to Whitianga 180; Whitianga, Cooks Beach & Hahei 181; Tairua, Pauanui & South to Whangamata 186; Whangamata 188; Bay of Plenty 191; Introduction 191; Getting Here 191

Information Sources 193; Katikati 193; Tauranga 193; Mount Maunganui 198; Eastern Bay of Plenty 200; Rotorua 205; Introduction 205; Getting Here 207; Information Sources 207; Adventures 207; Sightseeing 217; Where to Stay 218; Where to Eat 220; The Central Plateau 223; In tro duc tion 223; Getting Here 224; Getting Around 225; In for ma tion Sources 225; Lake Taupo & Around 225; Turangi & Tokaanu 237; Tongariro Na tional Park 238; Ohakune 244; Manawatu 247; In tro duc tion 247; Getting Here 247; In for ma tion Sources 248; Palmerston North 248; Feilding 254

The Pohangina Val ley Touring Route 256; State High way 1 260; Horowhenua 260; Eastland 263; Introduction 263; Getting Here 265; In for ma tion Sources 265; Whakatane to Te Araroa 266; Te Araroa to Gis borne 272; Opotiki to Gis borne 276; Gis borne & Pov erty Bay 278; HawkeTMs Bay 283; In tro duc tion 283; Getting Here 283; In for ma tion Sources 285; Gis borne to Wairoa 285; Mahia Pen in sula 286; Te Urewera Na tional Park & Wairoa 287; Napier, Hastings & Havelock North 290; Cen tral HawkeTMs Bay 302; Wairarapa 305; Introduction 305; Getting Here 305; In for ma tion Sources 306; North ern Wairarapa 306

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [609]) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-24551-4

9786610245512

1-58843-544-X

OCLC:

475990594