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Off the Beaten Track is a tantalising guide to 20 multi-day walks across New Zealand farmland, through forest sanctuaries and along stretches of coastline - from the kauri-fringed bays of Great Barrier Island to the alpine tarns of Southland. While not all the walks featured here are over private land, what they do have in common is that in exchange for a modest payment, enthusiastic walkers can tramp or amble through New Zealand's hills and backcountry without a heavy pack, with a comfortable bed at the end of the day and fine din... read more

Classic Walks of New Zealand is a best-selling tribute to nine of New Zealand's finest walking tracks. This revised and updated edition now includes superb Bird's Eye maps that show each route in three dimensions. Classic Walks will serve both as an inspiring introduction to walking these tracks and a high-quality memento of great experiences. This revised edition published November 2009.

This a completely revised edition, of the original South Island off-road guidebook, 4WD South Island: 77 Off Road Adventures, which hit the bookshops in 1996. Thousands of copies of that book, and of the second volume, 4WD South Island: 93 New Off Road Adventures, are in thousands of gloveboxes, and from your feedback we know they are getting plenty of use. As well as re-travelling and revising the original 77 routes, the authors have now included 30 new ones from all over the South Island. The tracks move through farmland and bush... read more

In this market-leading guide to the very best walks in the world's adventure capital, New Zealand, the walks have been selected and described by expert authors. The guide includes access to the walks, accommodation, travel information and two-colour contour maps.

Out of print edition. This volume introduces 93 new 4WD roads and tracks throughout the South Island, described in the same meticulous detail as in the first volume. Some are on public land, some on private land where owners are prepared to share their environment with recreational four-wheel-drivers. Full contact information is supplied. Among the routes are several longer trips for the serious off-road, as well as a number of easily accessible expeditions for the day-tripper. As before, each route description comes with a map ... read more

First published 2001. This revised edition 2003.

Out of Print

This comprehensive tramping and trans-alpine route guide covers the Otago Alps (Routeburn, Earnslaw and Aspiring), South Westland (the Hollyford north to the Karangarua), Haast Pass and the Ohau/Hawea Valleys. This South Island tramping guide offers a source of inspiration for trips throughout the region, with detailed route notes to assist trampers, hunters and mountaineers. Although all the popular routes are described, Moirs' greatest strength remains its thorough coverage of the less-visited back country in the region.

This is the definitive guide to tramping tracks and routes in the South Island, from Arthur's Pass National Park to the northern boundaries of Mount Cook and Westland National Parks. (A companion volume covers the are from Nelson Lakes to Arthur's Pass).

Do you fancy the idea of preparing and eating a chorizo sausage and fennel risotto, accompanied by a Cloudy Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, at the Nydia Bay Hut in the Marlborough Sounds? Or perhaps you would prefer to watch the sun go down while you dine on a pork fillet with lemon, olives and couscous, plus a bottle of Trinity Hill Hawke's Bay Chardonnay, on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park? Gourmet Tramping in New Zealand is all about indulging your senses in the spectacular surroundings of the back country... read more

A comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to New Zealand’s major ski fields. Superbly illustrated with colour photographs, the book includes the 31 best skiing and snowboarding locations in the country, grouped by region — each with an introduction describing attractions and other activities in the area. Ski fields covered include Whakapapa, Turoa, Mt Hutt, Treble Cone, Cardrona, Coronet Peak, the Remarkables, and many more. Each entry include... read more

Reprint under consideration - no date - at October 2009. Day walks of Canterbury and Kaikora includes 60 of the best walks in the region. Each walk have been graded and timed, and each entry contains information on access, track conditions and points of interest. These details are accompanied by descriptions of the geography and climated, fascinating notes on the history of Maori and European occupation, and handy maps. First published 2004.

First published 2008.

CANTERBURY FOOTHILLS AND FORESTS is very well researched and written, illustrated with numerous good colour photographs and maps, and caters to the 'one day I'll do it' market as well as to the serious walker/tramper and not a few tourists. Pat Barrett, a very experienced tramper - and a superb photographer - has drawn together for the first time all the marked walking tracks, huts and recognised tramping routes of the foothills region, many of which have never before been documented in this form. Every route is graded (from easy t... read more

DoP 2005, NZ

This is a comprehensive guide to tramping tracks and routes in the South Island, from Mount Richmond Forest Park to the northern boundary of Arthur's Pass National Park, including Nelson Lakes National Park, Paparoa National Park, the Kaikoura Ranges and Canterbury foothills.
Detailed route descriptions and gradings are given for a wide variety of trips, catering for trampers of all abilities from lowland day-walkers to alpine adventurers.

Sven Brabyn has completed all the major ro... read more

A practical guide to 125 classic New Zealand whitewater kayaking runs, from moderate float trips to technical 'hair boating'. Includes grades, flow information, gradients, times, access details, shuttle distances. Also includes a new section for Park and Play with 10 areas for playing in rapids/waves. First published 1996; this 4th edition 2006.

Written for recreational users, it covers every feasible hills enthusiasm from geology, botany,archaeology, transport and brickmaking to rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering, track walking, paragliding and military history. First published 2000. This revised edition 2001.

Out of Print. A book for recreational users of this unique part of Christchurch, New Zealand. It covers over 36 areas of interest and acticity. Approximately 300 full colour photographs, maps and glossary items. A book for locals , tourists and enthusiasts, in fact, everyone who ejoys the outdoors First published 2000.

This is a book with something for everyone: there are walks that suit families and walks for those that want a real leg-stretcher. Times range from 1-2 hours to 5-6 hours, but all longer walks have shorter 1-2 hour turn-around options. Every walk has been thoroughly checked, with notes on track conditions, access, facilities and walking times, with the added bonus of a topographical map with each walk. This is the companion volume to Mark Pickering's 101 Great Tramps. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of many city wal... read more

A selection of 70 day walks in Central Otago, covering the whole region from east to west and north to south, and giving a range of walks, from easy for the whole family to challenging walks that lend themselves to longer tramps. The book is full of facts