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Insight Guides New Zealand
About This Book
Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure
Frequently voted one of the best travel destinations in the world, New Zealand is famed for its stunning landscapes, hospitable people and range of thrilling outdoor experiences.
The new edition of Insight Guide New Zealand provides both inspiration and practical guidance for a visit, with its combination of lavish full-colour photos of the country's incredible scenery and detailed information on the country's fascinating history, culture and diversity.
The Best of New Zealand section guides you to all the must-see sights and quintessential experiences, while fascinating features explore topics from Maori art to thrill-seeking in depth. Our expert author guides you through all the sights, from cosmopolitan Auckland in the north to the vast southern extremes of Southland and Stewart Island, taking in beautiful beaches and vineyards, adrenaline-pumping outdoor activities, Maori culture and the safe, laid-back atmosphere of this small and friendly country.
Maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information. A comprehensive Travel Tips section gives you all the travel advice you need to plan your trip. Discover this exhilarating destination with Insight Guide New Zealand.
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
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Table of contents
- How To Use This E-Book
- New Zealandâs Top 10 Attractions
- Editorâs Choice
- Introduction: Aotearoa
- The Land
- Decisive Dates
- Arrival of the Maori
- Voyages of Discovery
- Settlement and Colonisation
- A New Nation
- People
- Contemporary Art and Literature
- Ancient Maori Art and Society
- Insight: Maori Handicrafts
- Music, Theatre and Film
- Insight: Exploring Middle-earth
- Cuisine
- Wines
- Flora, Fauna and the Environment
- Outdoor Activities
- Insight: Thrillseekersâ Paradise
- Introduction: Places
- Introduction: North Island
- Auckland
- Aucklandâs Surroundings
- Northland
- The Waikato
- Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty
- Rotorua and the Volcanic Plateau
- Insight: Thermal Wonders of Rotorua
- Poverty Bay and Hawkeâs Bay
- Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu
- Wellington
- Introduction: South Island
- Nelson and Marlborough
- Christchurch
- Canterbury
- The West Coast
- Insight: Exploring the National Parks
- Queenstown and Otago
- Dunedin
- Southland
- Stewart Island
- Transport
- Eating Out
- Activities
- A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
- Further Reading