Moon Handbooks: New Zealand (Moon Handbooks Series) » (Seventh Edition)

The Lay of the Land     18
Planning Your Trip     22
Explore New Zealand     25
The 14-Day Best of New Zealand     25
New Zealand in One Week     27
A Weekend in Auckland     28
A South Island Sojourn     29
Family-Friendly New Zealand     31
The North Island     33
Auckland     36
Sights     40
Recreation     48
Arts and Entertainment     50
Shopping     53
Accommodations and Camping     54
Food     61
Information and Services     67
Getting There     68
Getting Around     69
Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park     70
Northland     75
Auckland to Whangarei     79
Whangarei and Vicinity     83
Bay of Islands     89
Kaitaia to Cape Regina     101
Kaitaia to Auckland via the West Coast     106
Waikato, Coromandel, and the Bay of Plenty     113
Hamilton and the Waikato     117
Coromandel Peninsula     128
Bay of Plenty     140
Tauranga to the East Cape     147
Geothermal Heartland     151
Rotorua and Vicinity     154
Taupo and Vicinity     169
Turangi and Vicinity     177
Tongariro National Park     180
Eastland and Hawke's Bay     189
Te Urewera National Park     193
East Cape     196
Gisborne     200
Napier and Vicinity     205
Taranaki and the West     217
New Plymouth     220
Egmont National Park     227
New Plymouth to Wanganui     231
Wanganui     233
Whanganui River     237
Wellington and the Lower North Island     241
Wellington     244
Palmerston North     262
Wairarapa     264
Kapiti Coast     268
The South Island     271
Marlborough and the Northwest     274
Picton     278
Marlborough Sounds     283
Picton to Christchurch     286
Nelson     292
Nelson to Abel Tasman National Park     300
Abel Tasman National Park     301
Golden Bay     304
Nelson Lakes National Park      306
Nelson Lakes to the West Coast     310
West Coast     311
Westport and Vicinity     313
Greymouth     319
Hokitika and Vicinity     323
Westland Tai Poutini National Park     329
Haast Pass to Wanaka     337
Christchurch and Canterbury     341
Christchurch     345
Banks Peninsula     366
Arthur's Pass National Park     370
Christchurch to Aoraki/Mount Cook     374
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park     380
Otago     385
North Otago     389
Dunedin and Vicinity     392
Queenstown and Vicinity     404
Wanaka and Vicinity     421
Southland     431
Fiordland National Park and Vicinity     435
Te Anau to Invercargill     448
Invercargill and Vicinity     452
Stewart Island     457
Background     461
The Land     461
Flora and Fauna     465
History     468
Economy and Government     473
People and Culture     477
Essentials     479
Getting There      479
Getting Around     481
Visas and Officialdom     486
Recreation     487
Accommodations and Camping     494
Food     498
Tips for Travelers     501
Health and Safety     503
Information and Services     504
Resources     507
Glossary     507
Suggested Reading     509
Internet Resources     512
Index     515