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introduction my approach for gathering these sites... (more)

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.au Web sites about Australia... (more)

General Travel Related

• Discover NZ glitz and flash
• Pure NZ The main tourist welcome site, a good set of electronic postcards you can send
• Te Puna by Region a good collection of links organized by region
• Kiwi Experience
• Lonely Planet detailed guides written by travellers
• NZGO: Gateway to the New Zealand Government
• New Zealand Soc-Culture FAQ a bit dusty but has good background cultural information
• New Zealand Snow Cams live pictures of numerous snow clad peaks
• Travel Library real stories form real travelers
• VirtualTourist.com
• Web Travel

Places to Stay

• Budget Backpacker Hostels good cheap stays
• New Zealand Youth Hostels even cheaper yet, a great system and usually very helpful with planning details
• GINZ : New Zealand Accommodations online reservations for hotels, B&Bs, etc. Very helpful staff, I used it to reserve a place in Te Anau
• Tinakori Lodge B&B (Wellington)
• Punga Grove Motor Lodge (Franz Josef Glacier)
• Shining Star Motor Lodge (Hokitika)
• Downtown Backpackers (Wellington)

Getting Around

• New Zealand by Rail schedules and fares
• InterCity Coach one of the major bus companies for all over; good deals on regional passes
• InterIslander Ferry (cross from North to South Island and back)
• New Zealand Mountain Biking boucne around the kiwi single tracks
• Mountain Biking NZ ditto

Institutions Visited

• UNITEC (Auckland)
  • Learning Technologies
  • On-Line Courses
  • English Online
• Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
  • Learning Technology Centre
  • Centre for Professional Development
• Whanganui Regional Community Polytechnic
• National College of Multimedia & Technology (NCMT) (Wellington)
• National College of Design & Technology (NCDT) (Wellington)

Specific Locations

• Auckland
  • Out & About: Auckland
  • Auckland City Government
  • Parnell
• Coromandel Peninsula
• What's on in Christchurch
• Pure Coromandel
• Fjordland Te Anau
• Queenstown
• Nelson
• Nelson/Picton
• Northland
• Palmerston North
• Rotorua
• Rotorua NZ
• Taupo
• Lake Taupo
• Wanaka
• Wellington
• West Coast South Island
• Whitianga

Stuff to See and Do

• Abel Tasman National Park
• Alpine Guides Fox Glacier
• Auckland Art Gallery
• Driving Creek Railway (Coromandel)
• Rangitoto Island
• Tiritiri Matangi
• NZ Slide Show
• Manawatu Gallery (Palmserton North)
• NZ Outside
• Mountain Biking
• Paparoa Horse Treks
• Pancake Rocks
• Te Papa (National Museum, Wellington)
• Waitomo Caves
• Wanganui Regional Museum
• Wai-O-Tapu (geyser park)

Get Wired

• Orcon Internet good deals on national wide access, no set up fees and short term ok (my choice for this trip)
• iHug Net Access

News

• NewsHerald the big paper in Auckland
• NewsRoom
• Scoop
• Stuff new comer to the news scene
• Xtra