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Warkworth (left) 40 miles (56 km) north of Auckland, sits astride State Highway One. Situated at the head of the Mahurangi River, it serves a rich farming community and near-by beach towns. Surrounded by rolling hills and native bush, Warkworth is one of New Zealand's most picturesque spots and the author's former home town.
Planning a trip to New Zealand? Here are some useful links.
General:
www.searchnz.co.nz
www.links.co.nz/nz/nzindex.html
www.yellowpages.co.nz
www.tourisminfo.co.nz
Towns and Cities:
Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.
www.akcity.co.nz
Warkworth:
www.warkworth-information.co.nz
Pahia, Bay of Islands. A tourist town, but stunningly beautiful, for all that. Deep-sea fishing. Boat rides. A must.
www.homestays.net.nz
www.links.co.nz
Rotorua. New Zealand's Yellowstone. The center of Maori Culture.
www.newzealand outdoors
www.rotoruanz.co.nz
Taupo. A "neat" town. Trout fishing capital of the world. Skiing. 100 miles (140 km) from the Waitomo glow worm caves.
www.laketaupo.co.nz
Napier and Hastings. The Sunshine Cities of the North Island. Napier is Hawke's Bay's capital. A must visit. Close to Cape Kidnappers, the gannet sanctuary.
hawkesbay.com
hawkesbaytourism.co.nz
Wellington. New Zealand's capital.
www.wellingtonnewzealand.co.nz
www.wellingtononline.co.nz
Christchurch. A piece of England. Gateway to Queenstown and the Southern Alps.
scenicpacific.co.nz
www.whatsonchristchurch.co.nz
Queenstown. High in the Southern Alps. Skiing. Bunjee jumping (where it began). Jet boat thrill rides (they were invented here). Planes and buses to and from Christchurch and Milford Sounds. Close to Mount Cook. An absolute must visit.
www.queenstown-nz.co.nz
Travel:
www.jasons.co.nz
Car Rentals:
Christchurch and Auckland.
McDonalds Rent-a-Car (The author has rented from this NZ company for years. You may rent the car in Christchurch, tour the South Island, take the car from Blenhein on the ferry to Wellington, tour the North Island, then drop it off in Auckland.)
Maori:
www.culture.co.nz
This page is still under construction. If you know of sites that you think should be listed here, e-mail: lester@swiftwireless.net. Note: some sites may go off line after they are listed.
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