AAA Spiral Guide to New Zealand »

AAA Spiral New Zealand is truly a one-of-a-kind travel companion. It provides a unique easy-read binding, full-color photos, and locator maps. The guide has over 200 pages of intimate details, insightful articles, and engaging anecdotes. Witty magazine articles provide an interesting perspective of an area's culture and history. AAA Spiral New Zealand details must-see stops and, for those with more time, special treasures that call for leisurely sightseeing.

The magazine     5
Shaky Isles
People with Mana
No More Meat and Three Veg
Weird and Wonderful Wildlife
The New Zealand Experiment
From Mansfield to Middle Earth
Sweaty Jerseys and the Auld Mug
Best Of...
TranzAlpine Train Adventure
Finding Your Feet     33
First Two Hours
Getting Around
Accommodation
Food and Drink
Shopping
Entertainment
Around Auckland     47
Getting Your Bearings
In Five Days Don't Miss
Downtown Auckland
Auckland Harbour
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Hauraki Gulf
Bay of Islands
Coromandel
At Your Leisure
10 more places to explore
Where to...
Stay
Eat and Drink
Shop
Be Entertained
Central Plateau     77
Getting Your Bearings
In Four Days Don't Miss
Mount Tarawera and Buried Village
Thermal areas
Hangi and cultural performance
Tongariro National Park
At Your Leisure
8 more places to explore
Further Afield
Where to...
Stay
Eat and Drink
Shop
Be Entertained
Around Wellington     103
Getting Your Bearings
In Four Days Don't Miss
Parliament
Te Papa
Marlborough Sounds
At Your Leisure
8 more places to explore
Where to...
Stay
Eat and Drink
Shop
Be Entertained
Christchurch and the Southern Alps     127
Getting Your Bearings
In Five Days Don't Miss
Christchurch
Banks Peninsula
Aoraki/Mount Cook
Arthur's Pass and Otira Viaduct
The West Coast
At Your Leisure
9 more places to explore
Where to...
Stay
Eat andDrink
Shop
Be Entertained
Wild South     151
Getting Your Bearings
In Five Days Don't Miss
Queenstown
Fiordland
Central Otago
Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula
At Your Leisure
9 more places to explore
Where to...
Stay
Eat and Drink
Shop
Be Entertained
Walks and Tours     175
Wellington City to Sea Walkway
Lake Matheson and Gillespies Beach Walks
Around East Cape
Scenic Drive on Milford Road
Practicalities     189
Before You Go
When to Go
When You Are There
Atlas     195
Index and Acknowledgements     203