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This guide is the big picture, the overall view, but if you want detailed information on what to see, where to go, where to eat, where to stay go to my (Not quite) Complete Guide to New Zealand Travel

Where to stay, where to eat, what to see.  Yes, all that.  But much more. It is aimed primarily at self-drive travellers and they need to know much more.

The problem is how to deliver this information in a logical way - and I have decided to serve it up as the road rolls under you.  That is, the information is given kilometre by kilometre for each of the state highways. 

It is a work in progress. And so far it has been seven years in the making.  It is far from complete, but if you are touring NZ you may find it useful.

Click here to visit the (Not quite) Complete Guide To New Zealand Travel.

A New Zealand Travel Guide

A New Zealand Travel Guide

All You Need To Know About Travel In New Zealand 

General Information  Background guff on New Zealand. The Government, power, water, petrol, medical assistance etc. Could be useful - save you time, money and grief.

Getting In and Away from the airport  Stuff about visas, immigration and all that jazz - and what to do on arrival. Customs, duty free and getting away from the airport. Let me warn you about our customs people - who have bright eyes, and sharp fangs. Could avoid you being arrested or fined on arrival.

Where To Go, What  To See, What to Do   A regional guide. This is the real nitty-gritty. It's all about why you're coming here, will help you answer the question "Where do I go, why would I go and what will I see?".

Accommodation  Where to lay your weary head at the end of another long, hard day enjoying yourself.

Getting Around  Travelling on . . . . by road, rail, air or sea. Transport is one of your biggest costs and therefore one of the major decisions to be made. This will help you get it sorted. 

Special Interests  Diving, fishing, golf, hunting, rafting, sailing, skiing, adrenalin adventures . . . boy oh boy, has this place got it all!.

Other Useful Websites  An eclectic collection of travel related links, both New Zealand and international, that you may find useful.

Introduction   Who I am, what I do, why I've done this and what I hope to achieve. What, hopefully, you'll get out of it. Don't worry about it - you can skip this bit.

A New Zealand Travel Guide is written by David Morris and published by

New-Zealand-travel-guide.com

148 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough, Auckland 1042, New Zealand.
Phone (Country code 64, area code 9) 625-6469

Email: drm@visitnz.co.nz

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Get inside tips on New Zealand rental cars

If you want to rent a car in New Zealand you could spend a long time trawling the net looking at options and finish up totally confused.

Get expert local advice by clicking here.

Here's the problem: New Zealand car rental is unlike most other places in the world because the country is split into two islands with a sizeable stretch of water between. 

Taking a car across Cook Strait is expensive. Some rental companies allow you to drop a vehicle in Wellington and collect another in Picton (or vice versa). Some don't. 

Along with a host of other complications it means if you are trying to sort out car rental in New Zealand you may need a cup of tea and a lie down long before you've figured it all out.

Find out more about New Zealand car rental at http://new-zealand-rental-cars.com/New-Zealand-rental-cars.htm.

 

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