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2 To 22 Days in New Zealand: The Itinerary Planner/1994 (2-22 Days)

Arnold Schuchter

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Adventuring in New Zealand, Second Edition

Margaret Jeffries

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

New Zealanders call their country the "Last Great Paradise" -- and it's no wonder. Similar in size to Japan or Great Britain, New Zealand offers a diversity of scenery hard to match anywhere in the world: glaciated mountains, active volcanoes, vast tracts of dense rainforest, wild rivers and tumbling waterfalls, crystal-clear lakes, magnificent fiords, rich rolling farmlands, dramatic cliffs, and secluded beaches.

Adventuring in New Zealand is the essential guidebook for anyone who wants to discover this country's abundant natural wonders, from the beaches and rocky headlands of the North Island to the scenic fiords of the South Island. This comprehensive volume features:
An overview of New Zealand's geology, flora, and fauna, and a brief history of its inhabitants, including Maori culture
Profiles of twelve national parks, twenty-one forest parks, three maritime parks, numerous scenic reserves, eight coastal farm parks, and many protected islands
Complete information on a wide variety of outdoor activities, including swimming, surfing, sailing, snorkeling, diving, rafting, boating, kayaking, cycling, spelunking, hunting and fishing, and horse trekking
Recommendations for the best hiking and climbing, from gentle strolls to multi-day "bush" trips, with information on New Zealand's extensive network of walking trails and backcountry huts
Practical information on visa and visitor permits, transportation and accommodations, clothing and travel essentials, maps and exchange rates, and weather and seasons
Appendices listing common plants and commonly and rarely sighted birds, a Maori glossary, and a recommended reading list
More than thirty maps and black-and-white photographs

Working and Living in New Zealand, 2nd

Georgina Palffy

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If your heart is set on moving to New Zealand, this essential book not only tells you where to start, but guides you through every step. Engaging, readable and peppered with expert advice, it helps you fit in fast, with invaluable background on lifestyle, politics and culture. All you need to know about living in New Zealand and finding work is outlined in reassuring detail, from getting visas and permits to employment law and tax, renting or buying a home. Now thoroughly revised and updated, this is the only guide you need to help you ask the right questions and make the right decisions.

* Provides and unrivalled wealth of expert legal and financial advice, and guidance on tackling red tape.
* Examines the best places to live and work, from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to the isolated West Coast and Wanganui.
* Discusses the benefits and pitfalls of employment, going freelance or starting your own business.
* Passes on the personal experiences of people who have already overcome the challenges of emigrating.

Drive Around New Zealand, 2nd: Your guide to great drives. Top 15 Tours. (Drive Around - Thomas Cook)

Thomas Cook Publishing

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Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis: Golfing Around New Zealand

Liz Clark

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A high-handicap golfer, Canadian travel writer and photographer, Liz Clark tours New Zealand with her best pal and favorite golfing partner. Together with golfers from throughout the New Zealand golfing community, Liz and her newfound Kiwi friends bring to life what it's like to play a round on rural courses just for the love of the game, and to play on specially-designed courses to suit casual as well as competitive play. Liz and husband, Geoff happily fall into the laid-back, friendly way of New Zealand life. At times the weather was not on their side but they still saw the beauty of the country and took time to explore up side roads, meeting some wonderful characters along the way. Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis offers a refreshing and completely new perspective on golfing and touring New Zealand. It's a good read filled with suggestions for accommodation, dining and side trips to interest the whole family.

Climbing New Zealand: A Crag Guide for the Travelling Rock Climber

Alastair Lee

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A little overwhelming... 4 out of 5 stars.
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for me, but with my gf's help, this should be a really great resource for planning our trip.

The Greenwood Guide To New Zealand - 2004/5: Special Hand-picked Accommodation (Greenwood Guides)

Simon Greenwood, Adam Barnes, Rachel Parsons

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"The Greenwood Guides series features small, owner-managed places to stay across the whole of each country covered. Each establishment has been personally visited by the authors and chosen for its particular charm and character and for the exceptional friendliness of the owners. Our approach is always to emphasize the atmosphere of a place and how much fun it is to stay there, rather than merely to list the facilities offered. This means there is a huge variety in types of accommodations. We feature B&B's, guest houses, wilderness lodges, townhouses... even boats and lighthouses. There are great places to stay at both ends of the spectrum.

New Zealand Horizons

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Andris Apse presents another collection of his unique, beautifully-crafted photographs, taken through the length and breadth of the country.

Buying a House in New Zealand (Buying a House - Vacation Work Pub)

Alison Ripley

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Buying property in New Zealand is not only for those who have emigrated; the country is also an ideal destination for those who wish to escape from the bleak northern winters and spend a second summer in their dream house down under, helped by the "open-door" policy that allows nonresidents to live in New Zealand for up to six months without restriction and buy residential properties there.

The book offers a complete guide to where and what to buy, the idiosyncrasies of the New Zealand house purchasing procedure in addition to invaluable background information on the way of life to be found there. Essential information given includes:

>How to raise finance and transfer currency.
>Finding and dealing with estate agents and other professionals.
>What inspections and surveys are necessary.
>Conveyancing and exchanging contracts.
>Arranging removals and taking pets.
>Getting power, water, and other services connected.

To help readers find their ideal home the book covers the entire country from the far north and Auckland to Christchurch and the rest of the South Island.

Special features include:

>Full coverage of up-and-coming areas
>Comparative tables of prices to show where to find the best value for money
>Information on the regions' geography, climate, and cuisine

The book also explains some of the unfamiliar descriptions that property buyers face, from bay villas, Californian bungalows, sections, and ROWs, to "do-ups" and townhouses, covering what they are and their pros and cons.

Drive-about: A Road Trip Through New Zealand and Australia

Jeff Green

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Colorful, adventurous, & exotic 5 out of 5 stars.
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Drive-About is an attention engaging travelogue by Jeff Green of a road trip he took that introduced him to the sights, wonders, and cultures of New Zealand and Australia. From "crazy kiwis"; to lush rainforests; to meeting Aboriginals and sampling their "witchetty grub" (the larval stage of a large moth) as a snack, Drive-About is colorful, adventurous, exotic, which is especially recommended for armchair travelers -- and would well serve as a trip-planning template for anyone contemplating vacations in Australia or New Zealand.

terrific 5 out of 5 stars.
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An amusing collage of adventures through New Zealand and Australia.

Adventurous people 5 out of 5 stars.
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A very entertaining read about two young dare-devils. Interesting,informative and the author's dry wit is reminiscent of Bill Bryson

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A young couple braves road trains, flat tires, and kamikaze kangaroos on a journey from the towering mountains of New Zealand to the underwater reefs of Australia. Ever in search of unique experiences, the two raft over waterfalls, swim with sharks, and haggle over used cars, learning along the way one of life's most important lessons: use vegemite sparingly.