The Rough Guide to New Zealand [Paperback]

Laura Harper (Author), Tony Mudd (Author), Paul Whitfield (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides | Publication Date: November 21, 2002

From the wild surf beaches of Northland's west coast to the fissured coastline of Fiordland, New Zealand is a canvas for boundless diversions. From moody strolls along windswept beaches and multi-day tramps over alpine passes to the adrenalin-charged adventure activities of bungy jumping and whitewater rafting, some visitors take on New Zealand as a kind of large-scale assault course, aiming to tackle as many adventures as possible in the time availiable. "The Rough Guide to New Zealand" provides a comprehensive guide to this capital of outdoor pursuits. This edition contains sections on rugby and the New Zealand film industry, including full coverage of "The Lord of the Rings" locations.

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About the Author

Paul Whitfield emigrated to New Zealand aged thirteen and now lives in Auckland. He is also the author of Rough Guides to Alaska and Yosemite.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 3rd edition (November 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858288967
• ISBN-13: 978-1858288963
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,567,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Whitfield was born in the UK in 1961 and emigrated to New Zealand with his parents aged 13. He spent formative years in Auckland and Hastings before moving to Christchurch to study Chemical Engineering. The food industry put a roof over his head for a few years but his real home was on the road, travelling through the Americas, cycling through Europe and North Africa and trekking in Nepal. Wanting to share his experiences, he started writing travel guidebooks for the Rough Guides in the early 1990s, first in Scandinavia quickly followed by guides to Wales, California and New Zealand. With these under his belt he branched out to Alaska, Mexico and Yosemite National Park. All the while he was complementing his writing with photography, both for Rough Guides and OurPlace World Heritage, documenting UNESCO World Heritage sites. He now lives in his adoptive homeland, New Zealand.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars loved NZ...not the book, November 12, 2004

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Nicole (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to New Zealand (Paperback)

This book was somewhat helpful during my time in NZ.

The town/street maps were helpful in navigating--large enough to cover most of the city while still being readable.

The reviews were less than accurate. Most of the restuarants I tried to go to from this book were closed (I understand places close...but the majority of them???). The few restuarants that I found still open were drastically different than the reviews. I wonder if the authors/contributers had been to NZ! One of the places that I stayed at (highly recommended in the book) was sooo horrible that I felt unsafe and cancelled the rest of my stay there.

I was lucky to be travelling with people who had other books on NZ.