Rough Guide to New Zealand: New Zealand 7th Revised edition

A guide to New Zealand that covers its coolest cafes, most vibrant nightlife, best sights and hotels and tastiest restaurants and bars. It also includes coverage of New Zealand's magnificent scenery: craggy coastlines, sweeping beaches, primeval forests, snow-capped mountains and bubbling volcanic mud pools.

"The Rough Guide to New Zealand" is the essential guide to this spectacular country, with lively coverage of its coolest cafes, most vibrant nightlife, best sights and hotels and tastiest restaurants and bars. Everyone from the country rambler to the fearless adventurer, wine buffs to "Lord of the Rings" fanatics are catered for in this comprehensive guide; with colour sections providing a guide to New Zealand's highlights - whether exploring Maori culture, getting stuck into adventure sports or keying into the country's unique ecology. There's thorough coverage of New Zealand's magnificent scenery: craggy coastlines, sweeping beaches, primeval forests, snow-capped mountains and bubbling volcanic mud pools. You'll also find historical and cultural information - even teaching you how to do the world-famous haka. "The Rough Guide to New Zealand" is rounded off with detailed town maps to help you get around and stunning photography that brings this extraordinary country to life. Make the most of your time on earth with "The Rough Guide to New Zealand".

Colour Section		1	(24)
Introduction		6	(3)
Where to go		9	(2)
When to go		11	(3)
Things not to miss		14	(11)
Basics		25	(56)
Getting there		27	(4)
Getting around		31	(11)
Accommodation		42	(5)
Food and drink		47	(5)
The media		52	(1)
Festivals and public holidays		53	(2)
Outdoor activities		55	(9)
Spectator sports		64	(2)
Culture and etiquette		66	(1)
Living in New Zealand		67	(2)
Travel Essentials		69	(12)
Guide		81	(678)
1 Auckland and around		83	(66)
2 Northland		149	(56)
3 Western North Island		205	(52)
4 Central North Island		257	(50)
5 The Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and the East Cape		307	(52)
6 Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay and the Wairarapa		359	(38)
7 Wellington and around		397	(32)
8 Marlborough, Nelson and Kaikoura		429	(64)
9 Christchurch and south to Otago		493	(52)
10 Central South Island		545	(30)
11 Dunedin to Stewart Island		575	(44)
12 The West Coast		619	(48)
13 Queenstown, Wanaka and the Gold Country		667	(60)
14 Flordland		727	(32)
Contexts		759	(46)
History		761	(14)
Chronology of New Zealand		775	(2)
Maoritanga		777	(8)
Landscapes and Wildlife		785	(10)
Film and music		795	(3)
Books		798	(7)
Language		805	(8)
Maori		807	(1)
Maori place names		808	(1)
Pronunciation		809	(1)
Glossary		810	(3)
Travel store		813	(8)
Small print & Index		821