Signpost Guide New Zealand, 2nd; Your Guide to Great Drives

by Gareth Powell

• ISBN13: 9780762712557
• ISBN10: 0762712554
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. New Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws, and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodations.

Each Signpost Guide features:
-- Full-color, detailed area maps, supported by driving directions and route plans
-- Helpful and practical tips, including average driving times and distances
-- Individual chapters on major cities that supply information essential to getting around without a car
-- Unique ratings system to help travelers sample the very best of each region

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	8	(2)
New Zealand at a glance	10	(2)
Introduction	12	(2)
Travel facts	14	(10)
Driver's guide	24	(6)
Getting to New Zealand	30	(2)
Setting the scene	32	(8)
Highlights	40	(2)
Auckland	42	(12)
Harbour city built on a series of extinct volcanoes
Northland	54	(16)
Visit the Waitangi Treaty House and drive the spectacular Ninety Mile Beach
The Coromandel Peninsula	70	(16)
Clean, green, and underdeveloped, Auckland's laid-back holiday haven
Tauranga and Rotorua	86	(16)
Forests, dolphins and the steaming spas of North Island's thermal belt
East Cape	102	(12)
The city of Gisborne, plus former whaling ports
Lake Taupo	114	(10)
Watersports, angling, waterfalls and enchanting islands
Taranaki and Wanganui	124	(16)
Visit Mount Taranaki (Egmont) and the rapids of the Whanganui River
Hawkes Bay	140	(10)
Art Deco architecture in Hastings and Napier
Tongariro and Manawatu	150	(14)
Sacred peaks, ski-resorts and Maori heritage
Wairarapa and Kapiti Coast	164	(12)
Host to the world-famous Golden Shears Shearing Competition
Wellington	176	(10)
New Zealand's sparkling harbour-side capital
Marlborough	186	(18)
The region synonymous with the some of the world's best wines
Christchurch and Environs	204	(10)
An English-style city with its own resident wizard
South Canterbury	214	(14)
A land of sheep and shipwrecks
Southland	228	(14)
Gaelic settlements amidst the sheep runs and forest parks
Central Otago	242	(14)
Packed with many attractions and some of New Zealand's best restaurants
Fiordland	256	(10)
Experience the astonishing beauty of Milford Sound
West Coast	266	(16)
Glaciers, gorges, waterfalls and industrial remains
Language	282	(1)
Index	283	(4)
Feedback form	287