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Some Interesting Websites


The following is a far-from-complete collection of interesting websites with information about New Zealand.

If you have a site - either your own or one you've visited - that you think we should list here, please email me.

Naturally, I like the concept of reciprocity - you scratch my website and I'll scratch yours - but it ain't a big deal. If your site is good value, whether I get a back-link or not ought not get in the way of letting others get the benefit of a link to it. I do, however, reserve the right not to create links if the whim takes me .

For some accommodation options go to our accommodation page.

For a lot of official information and statistics, etc the New Zealand Government Online.

The NZ Tourism Board's Purenz.co.nz has a lot of touristy stuff.

For an outsider's view - the CIA factbook.

The Canterbury Public Library's Ara Ipurangi Mo Te Iwi Maori is a broad rush info source.

Backpack New Zealand Useful guide for travel on the cheap. 

Search Engines.

Access New Zealand.

Link NZ - the fast New Zealand search engine.

NZ Webz Directory
Web Directory Service

newzealandnz.co.nz comprehensive travel guides for popular destinations, activities and 'all things New Zealand'.

Yahoo NZ.

Anzwers - Australian and New Zealand Web Enquiry Research System

mkiwi.com - New Zealand links and resources site

NZ Explorer - the New Zealand WWW (HTML) Database by Binary Brothers

Good list of interesting NZ websites on The National Library of NZ site.

NZPAGES - Your New Zealand Web Site Directory

NZ Search - web directory.

Fulgeo New Zealand Links Directory arranged by placenames in hierarchy of political and census boundaries

Attitude's New Zealand Search Guide. Information on New Zealand Search Engines and Directories and Web Site Promotion in New Zealand.

New Zealand Travel Search Engine

Backpack New Zealand

Newsgroups

Usenet newsgroup nz.general
Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.new-zealand
The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ - collected information about New Zealand.

Weather

Information on weather can be found at MetService (NZ) Ltd.

Rain radar throughout New Zealand.

New, Tv and Radio

Some good news sources

National Business Review

Stuff.co.nz

The Gisborne Herald

The Independent

Wairarapa Times-Age

The Dominion Post

NZ News UK

Clear Net News

The New Zealand Herald

Christchurch Press

Otago Daily Times

For sports news have a look at Sportsweb.

There's a very good source of specialised journals, magazines and other periodicals at the National Library of New Zealand.

Want to buy or sell just about anything use Trade & Exchange a classified ad paper that comes out twice a week.

Radio Stations:

Television:

Telephone And Business Directories

Telecom's White Pages

Telecom's Yellow Pages

New Zealand Companies Office lists every company registered in New Zealand.

Personal Travelogues

The amazing thing about the www is that everyone's an author, everyone's a publisher. One of the best ways of sussing out the things you'd like to do here is to read what others have done - the sublime, the good, the bad and the absolutely bloody awful.

If you have an account of your travels please email me with the URL. If you don't have a website, but would like to get your works up in lights, send it to me and we'll provide you with a page of your own.,

Here's some that I've picked up along the way. These things are of course notorious for disappearing from the Web. If one of them consistently fails to respond, do drop me an email message so I can dump the damnable thing.

2000

New Zealand 2000 photo album by Frank W. Sevek

1999

J.P's travel site (USA-Fiji-New Zealand) by J.P. van Oyen

Travis Cox's Mooquack page.

1998

Volcanic Views: the Tongariro Crossing by Bob Neubauer

1997

Frank's New Zealand photo album by Frank W. Sevek

John, Mary (ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/johnliu/nzsouth.htm) John, Mary & Kathryn's Travel Page March 16, 1997 New Zealand's South Island.

John, Mary (ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/johnliu/nznorth.htm) John, Mary & Kathryn's Travel Page. Travelling in the North Island of New Zealand.

New Zealand by Nick Jenkins

Wandering Far and Wide (New Zealand and Fiji) by Mr. Moose

1996

Lloyd Fortney's (www.phy.duke.edu/~fortney/tours/fishing/nz_1997) Jennifer and I made our second trip to New Zealand over the Christmas holiday season in 1996-1997.

New Zealand Adventures by Scott A. Yost

South Pacific Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji by Steve Engelhardt

South Pacific Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji (www.mninter.net/~engelst/ausnz.htm) Trip Report 10/17/96 - 11/8/96 for the South Pacific Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji.

1995

Scott Yost tramping in NZ (www.vic.com/new_zealand) In December, 1995, I went to New Zealand for six weeks.

1994

New Zealand Trip Report by Kaitlin Duck Sherwood

Kent Sollerman (home3.swipnet.se/~w-34574/nz.htm) This is some notes/pictures from my trip together with Camilla to the Southern Island of New Zealand in November 1994.

Tramping New Zealand (www.Travel-Library.com/pacific/new_zealand/trip.cwlee.html) Tramping New Zealand, C. W. Lee, September 1994.

1993

John Newman's New Zealand Trip (www.Travel-Library.com/pacific/new_zealand/trip.newman.html) These are the jottings from memory and diary of the first trip to the south island of New Zealand during summer 1993(January).

1988

New Zealand Photos and Travelogue (www.galisteo.com/gallant/nz) This is the story of a three month vacation in New Zealand, from November of 1987 until February of 1988.

1986

South Pacific Trip by Jim Strader

Others

Footprint Tours New Zealand : Tour Operators offering guided camping tours and ecotourism opportunities within the North Island of New Zealand. 

A Kiwi In London (ianjackson.future.easyspace.com) I am a New Zealander on my big O.E - which is Kiwispeak for overseas experience.

A Little About New Zealand (members.tripod.com/enzedder/enzed.html) Some information about New Zealand, and this country is not part of Australia!

Alan Soon's Big Trip (www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Resort/8289/newzealand1.html) Big Al's big trip around New Zealand.

Ducky Sherwood's report (www.webfoot.com/travel/trip/trip.nz.html) New Zealand bike trip report.

Eine Reise nach Neuseeland (www.pke.net/aotea) Welcome to a special journey to New Zealand!

Gail (www.rio.com/~tynda/NZWEBTRIP.html) New Zealand is a pleasant, easy place to motorcycle and is very scenic we found.

Johnboy photo website (www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/8583) Let me take you to some interesting places in Aotearoa New Zealand which I have visited in my travels.

Julie's Travelogue (www.ameritech.net/users/jsava/nzealand.html) New Zealand, where I went, Why I went.

Motorcycle Tour of NZ (www.Travel-Library.com/pacific/new_zealand/trip.clarke.www/NZJournal.html) Aotearoa on Two Wheels:A Motorcycle Tour of New Zealand.

Mt Aspiring National Park (WWW.ActWin.Com/rwmack/Aspire98.htm) This year both of our backpacking trips were in Mount Aspiring National Park.

Ng Hern (www.geocities.com/laneng_1999/nz/nz_main.html) In this trip, we explored the South Island in 11 days and the North Island in 5 days.

NZ::2002 (nz2002.has.it) New Zealand South Island driving holiday photo gallery.

Our Honeymoon in New Zealand (www.Travel-Library.com/pacific/new_zealand/trip.ozarka.html) Our Honeymoon in New Zealand.

Rae's trip to Great Barrier Island (www.falkor.gen.nz/~rae/barrier.html) About Great Barrier Island.

Travel tips (www.lonelyplanet.com.au/letters/aus/nz_pc.htm)

All about travelling to New Zealand.

Twemlow's Travelogue (home.clear.net.nz/pages/lyndont)

Our home is in Christchurch City in the South Island of New Zealand. However we are currently travelling around the world visiting family, friends and Christian missions.

Wandering Far and Wide (New Zealand and Fiji) (www.execpc.com/~mrmoose/nz/nz) This chronicles six months of traveling in New Zealand, Fiji, and a bit of Vinland.

Web Travel Review: New Zealand (photo.net/nz) By Philip Greenspun. With text and pictures.

Adventure Travel Tales and Photos of New Zealand - Photos and commentary of a trip through New Zealand - Tongariro, Lake Taupo, Franz Josef, Milford Sound, as well as Maori sites and assorted scenics. Aotearoa / An artists tour - Peter Morffew's trips to New Zealand illustrated with paintings and sketches, with some advice and information.

  • Discover New Zealand - A photographic tour offering an impression of the scenery and possibilities that New Zealand has to offer. Also travellers information in Dutch and English.
  • Expedition New Zealand - 40 day drive through New Zealand, pictures
  • Kiwi Photos - Photographs taken by Dutch travellers of Wellington, Mount Ruapehu, and Turoa in New Zealand.
  • Michal and Tom's New Zealand Page - Information about New Zealand, with photos and a special section about cycling in NZ.
  • Mike's Pub: New Zealand Pictures - Mike came to NZ in 1996. His site is well organised and is photo based.
  • New Zealand - Travelogues and pictures, links to other countries
  • New Zealand - Features photos taken throughout the country, plus a map, and postcards. Available in English and German.
  • New Zealand 2002 - Reports by Rafael Braeg - Stories and Photos of weekendtrips... in New Zealand
  • New Zealand Adventures - Tramping, description of several tracks, photos, map
  • New Zealand by bike - This site feature the whole story of a 4000km bike tour of New Zealand and some great hikes.
  • New Zealand South Island, 2002 - An account of an 18 day trip around central and west South Island, with photos.
  • And some German Travelogues

  • Other useful Links

    SHOPeNZed.com - the NZ gift store offering you products you want, and the Tutukaka Coast holiday accommodation finder.

    New Zealand Museums OnLine

    Department of Conservation - the Government Department
    which promotes "biodiversity conservation, historic
    conservation, the conservation experience, conservation
    partnerships and quality conservation management.

    NZS.com - The definitive map of New Zealand Web space.

    Travelling with kids - always a challenge. This might help.

    New Zealand Escape - New Zealand Travel and Accommodation guide
    Distance Calculater
    Climate & Culture
    Weather
    New Zealand Books, Maps, Travel Health, Tips, and Travel Accessories
    NZHistory.net.nz
    Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

     

    Other Links

    There are also a lot of links to other travel related sites.  You can see them here.

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