A New Zealand Travel Guide

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A New Zealand Travel Guide.

All You Need To Know About Travel In New Zealand 

New Zealand! The way the whole world would have been if the human race hadn't lost the plot.

David Morris' New Zealand Travel Guide.

General Information  Background guff on New Zealand. The Government, power, water, petrol, medical assistance etc. Could be useful - save you time, money and grief.

Getting In   Stuff about visas, immigration and all that jazz - and what to do on arrival. Customs, duty free and getting away from the airport. This will help you save money on duty free stuff and warn you about our customs people - who have bright eyes, and sharp fangs. Could avoid you being arrested or fined on arrival.

Where To Go, What  To See, What to Do   A regional guide. This is the real nitty-gritty. It's all about why you're coming here.

Accommodation  Where to lay your weary head at the end of another long, hard day enjoying yourself.

Getting Around  Travelling on . . . . by road, rail, air or sea. Transport is one of your biggest costs and therefore one of the major decisions to be made. This will help you get it sorted. 

Special Interests  Diving, fishing, golf, hunting, rafting, sailing, skiing, adrenalin adventures . . . boy oh boy, has this place got it all!.

Other Useful Websites  An eclectic collection of travel related links, both New Zealand and international, that you may find useful.

Introduction   Who I am, what I do, why I've done this and what I hope to achieve. What, hopefully, you'll get out of it. Don't worry about it - you can skip this bit.

 

 

The Catlins - what an amazing place

Just finished a travel trip through the Catlins area in New Zealand's, Southland.  Been a few years since  I rode that road . . . what an amazing place it is.

Wildlife - much of it threatened species - in luxuriant abundance, wild golden sanded beaches,  life-filled forests set to the music of waterfalls, historic lighthouses, and more walks than you could cover in a month.

Tie it all up with some particularly attractive accommodation options . . . no, there are no five star hotels, not even some fairly average hotels. The real gems are to be found on the farms and in the homes of the locals.

Read my blog on the Catlins Road.


Tickets on sale soon for Rugby World Cup

Rugby fans around the world can mark an important date in their calendar - applications for tickets to Rugby's showpiece tournament open on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. The date marks 500 days until the start of the tournament . . . get more information  from the Rugby World Cup website.


Bluff Oyster and Food Festival

If there's one thing Bluff is known for in NZ (other than being the butt-end of the country) it is Bluff oysters.  Harvested from the icy  southern waters of Foveaux Strait they have a distinctive flavour that sends afficionados into dreamy worlds of culinary delight.  On Saturday May 22 Bluff celebrates its famous bivalve with a food festival.  More here . ..  

Buying A Car For New Zealand Travel

A cautionary tale 

The best way to travel New Zealand is by car. With your own set of wheels you travel when you want, go where you want, and stop when you want. Coach options don’t allow that. Hitch-hiking is slow and not entirely safe. 

If you're travelling New Zealand for two months or more, buying a car can be an economical option. Cars are relatively cheap here because we import tens of thousands of used Japanese cars every year. You can buy a reasonable runner from about $1500 upwards.

The problem is selling it again when you are about to leave. . . . more

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Last updated 9 Apr 2010

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