Lonely Planet Tramping in New Zealand

Book Description

Make tracks across the spectacular range of New Zealand landscapes. The deep valleys of Fiordland and Mt Aspiring beckon, the Marlborough Sounds call, the volcanoes of Tongariro are steaming ... explore on foot the natural wonders of this country from coast to Cook. foreword by New Zealand adventurer Peter Hillary 53 detailed trail descriptions for trampers of all levels colour section on the Great Walks of New Zealand two-colour contour maps for all featured tramps essential accommodation and transport information expert advice on equipment, health and environ- mentally responsible walking

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Great book with all the basic info you need.......2007-05-12

The book had all the basic info. you need for hiking in New Zealand. It's easy to read with a couple of nice pictures. Enjoy!

Great reference guide.......2007-01-10

By far the best guide available about tramping opportunities in NZ. The track guides are pretty accurate and provide a good overview of what to expect.

A book for the planning Tramper.......2000-04-09

This edition is far better than the previous editions. It's new organization and additional information sections are a marked improvement. A new section on Flora and Fauna gives a highlight of any New Zealand tramp. This book acts as an excellent reference book while tramping. Of course, if the book contained every piece of required information, (i.e. highly detailed maps and every step of the way instructions) it would require 1000's of pages. The authors surmount that difficulty by including instructions on how to obtain additional necessary information. The book is perfect for those that are looking into or planning a backpacking trek to New Zealand.

Easy tramping in New Zealand.......2000-04-04

This is a great book for planning a tramping trip to New Zealand, although it's a bit too much to carry while actually hiking. The book contains good references and maps to the most popular tracks, and some of the lesser known tracks. If your tight on cash, I recommend going to the visitor centers in New Zealand and picking up the DOC pamphlets they supply. D.O.C. has detailed pamphlets on pretty much every track in New Zealand and they only charge about 50 cents (US) for each one. But if you want to plan a trip from home, this is the book to get, it's far easier to understand than the other New Zealand tramping books, and gives good information on what you need to bring. It also gives good info on the New Zealand back country hut system. Buy a hut pass, they're only 35 bucks (US) for a year. It even supplies some decent fly fishing tips for the rivers that border some of the tracks. But be warned that almost every other tourist hiker in New Zealand also has this book, so if you really want to get away from people, you'll have to do some bushwacking.

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An excellent look at the field
succinct and to the point
A must read for B-school graduates and MBAs
Wish this came out when I starting selling for the man.
Must have for Sales etc....Good read!!!!

The Sales Adventure Guide

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Corporate Confidential: 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know---and What to Do About Them
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

ASIN: 0977308405

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With true stories from inside the corporate front lines and lessons illustrated through adventure travel vignettes Joe T.S. covers what every sales person needs to know before beginning (and during!) a career in sales. The Sales Adventure Guide is a 150-page SUR-THRIVAL tool for every sales adventurist. Look out! This is NOT the same old information that's been rehashed a million times over - it's tactical, real world field knowledge that every sales person needs to know! About the author - Joe T. Sales and crew each have over 15-years worth of successful sales experience and make their living by selling in the corporate world. Praise for the Sales Adventure Guide - " I highly recommend this empowering book. You're not going to find this information in school texts. I gave a copy to my sales friends..." L.J., Spring 2004 Senior Vice President Delta Sigma Pi - Theta Chi Chapter SJSU Professional Business Fraternity "This is an amazing book! I read it cover to cover and couldn't put it down." Andrew Lee Career Counselor San Jose State University

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An excellent look at the field.......2007-07-14

This is a superb look at the nitty-gritty world of selling. Although the author does fill it with case studies, they are all useful and thought-provoking. My favorite bit of advice concerns what happens to all top salespeople: they get their territory cut. Why? To keep them from getting complacent, of course.

succinct and to the point.......2007-06-21

Joe has gone out of his way to cut to the chase. There is no self esteem building and you can do it rah rah rather Joe's frank honest and what it takes to stay on top, remain on top and what to do when you are caught in a no win situation. As an MBA this type of book should be a mandatory read but the reality of tenured professors that are effectively running a union job do not understand how duplicitous and unethically the real business world can be. I finish this book in a few hours and the insight will last me a career. It is also refreshing from the standpoint that Joe has a soul and is interested in seeing the world and some great sales jobs he has had launched that opportunity. If you surf this book is especially cool(which I do and I can relate to the author on many levels.) Another reviewer was turned off by some profanity of which I do not remember so don't focus on issues of crass.

A must read for B-school graduates and MBAs.......2007-02-14

I went to B-School, got my MBA, and gained valuable education on the theory and practice of managing a successful business. What I was disappointed by, were the unexamined assumptions around the "corporate dream", which I found pervasive at all levels of the curriculum. Too complex to go into here, but essentially...

Most business schools are in the business of selling the corporate dream and training future managers in the arts of profit maximization, organizational efficiency, competitive advantage, and market penetration. Rarely do they ever address the human reality of corporate downsizing, except as economic data points relevent to the afore mentioned topics.

The Sales Adventure Guide is a practical manual on how to cut through the corporate BS, understand the true meaning behind management-speak, and know how to cover your butt when your job is on the line, through no fault of your own. It uncovers the tactics, often unethical and sometimes illegal, that HR and upper management will use to make you go away, meekly, without costing the company a penny.

The Sales Adventure Guide will help you probe underneath the company's glossy exterior and public face, by showing you how you can ask the right questions and find out important information about the organization you will be contracting your time to.

This book will teach you how to protect yourself, play the corporate game with finesse, and enjoy your life, rather than feel browbeaten at the company's ingratitude towards the days, months, years of your life you gave them - which you will never, ever get back.

Corporate loyalty is a myth, most companies will lay you off without a second thought. Read this book, understand that we are all contractors now.

Wish this came out when I starting selling for the man........2006-03-21

Anybody. I repeat anybody who sells, or wants to become a sales person, has to read this book. This book will keep you in the "game" longer, by playing corporate business model to your advantage. All successful companies value their sales force. But most Sales Managers make you feel like a zero. By reading this book you can change that number and pave a brighter future. Read and Prosper.

Must have for Sales etc....Good read!!!!.......2006-03-09

This book is a "must have" for the new graduate or anyone who is considering a career or taking on an adventure in sales.

Finally, a fun-to-read book on sales with valuable and positive insights on getting-in, finding the right company, and getting-out when your company becomes the "wrong company."

Joe T has real-life examples and experiences that show you how to work for yourself and enjoy the adventure. He teaches you what to expect in sales and get the most out of your job and keep your sanity. Rather than providing, rehashed "supposedly new", methods of achieving one time sales success, this book provides a "big picture guide" that helps a salesperson's lifelong career. HIGHLY ENTERTAINING AND RECOMMENDED!!!

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Adventures in Nature New Zealand
Sally McKinney
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
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ASIN: 1562614355

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This guide focuses on adventure and eco-travel - a way of traveling that doesn't hurt the environment or the local people - and includes activities like boating, caving, rafting, kayaking, whale watching, biking, hiking, rock climbing, and wildlife excursions. It also gives background on the area's history (both natural and cultural), the native plants and animals, and basic travel information, such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping.

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Written by a native New Zealander, this guide covers every region and town, with in-depth information on the Maori culture, the remarkable places to stay and eat, vineyard tours, cooking schools, thermal springs, albatross and whale encounters, scenic drives, and more. Canoe the Whanganui River, ride in a hot air balloon, hike the Waikaremoana Track, explore Whirikana Forest Park, take a glacier tour. There�s even a section on how to talk Kiwi English! Color photos, maps and a thorough index.

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Wonderful.......2006-03-13

The book is great. I love the www references, the personal touches and for me the descriptions and comments make me feel like I am already there.
Richard Hart

Camping to fishing, cruising, hiking and more.......2005-05-11

An activity guide packed with detail on everything from horseback riding and camping to fishing, cruising, hiking and more. Chapters are organized regionally and make it easy to look up local accommodations and eateries, inland and water adventures, and even small local maps for quick consultation.

Bug New Zealand 2005 (The Backpackers Ultimate Guide)

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Only the Information We Backpackers Want and Not Pages of Stuff We Don't!

Bug New Zealand 2005 (The Backpackers Ultimate Guide)
Tim Uden
Manufacturer: Bug Backpackers Guide
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Only the Information We Backpackers Want and Not Pages of Stuff We Don't!.......2006-01-09

The BUG guides are simple to read, a lot thinner, less bulky and heavy than their competitors who keep adding fine dining, five star hotels and other stuff we backpackers never use (which makes a lot of difference when you have to lug the thing around an entire continent, or even in this case just New Zealand) and much better value. They give a description and rating on each hostel (they claim they do not accept free nights or money but who knows), as well as maps of hostel locations and travel company information.

You obviously won't agree with all their reviews of the accommodation but that's the backpacking scene. You can have a terrible experience at somewhere where someone else had one of the best stays of their life. Don't rely on this guide alone, ask other backpackers who have been to the destinations you are going where they stayed and what it was like. The more opinions you get the more likely you are to get a clearer picture.

Definitely get this over Lonely Planet and Let's Go, at least until they clean up their acts.

Frommer's Adventure Guides: Australia and New Zealand

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Frommer's Adventure Guides: Australia and New Zealand
Anna Carter , Matt Cawood , Christopher Knowles , Andy Reisinger , Veronika Meduna , Simon Richmond , Lee Karen Stow , and Steve Watkins
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ASIN: 0764563572

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This exciting guide — written by a host of seasoned travel authors, ranging from the first New Zealander to qualify as a hot air balloon pilot to the operator of a popular walking tours company- offers endless possibilities for readers interested in exploring on foot, by boat, by bike or by jeep, or on horseback. Lively personal accounts of numerous adventures, including diving in the Great Barrier Reef, taking a jeep through the Outback, or discovering ancient Maori trails in New Zealand, will whet readers' appetites for a trip down under.

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The brand-new Let's Go: New Zealand Adventure Guide is your must-have companion to the dizzying heights and underwater sights of New Zealand and Fiji. Let's Go's forty-five years of travel savvy illuminate the islands' best places, and a new focus on adventure feeds you all the hikes, bikes, climbs, kayaks, and zorbs you need to keep the adrenaline flowing. For those who just can't get enough, expanded information on alternatives to tourism, from study abroad to cultural exchange, help you prolong your stay. So, whether you'd rather kayak through the mist of Fiordland's Doubtful Sound or spelunk through a galaxy of glowworms in subterranean Waitomo, Let's Go has already blazed the trail.

Queenstown: New Zealand's Adventure Capital

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Queenstown: New Zealand's Adventure Capital
Neville Peat
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Adventuring in New Zealand, Second Edition

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Good Guide to Outdoors New Zealand
Best NZ guide for the environmental traveler
Not up to Sierra Club's usual standards.

Adventuring in New Zealand, Second Edition
Margaret Jeffries
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ASIN: 1578050375
Release Date: 2000-03-07

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New Zealand offers of diversity of scenery that is hard to match anywhere in the world. Here are glaciated mountains, active volcanoes, dense rain forests, tumbling waterfalls, crystal-clear lakes, magnificent fiords, rich rolling farmlands, dramatic cliffs, and secluded beaches.
Adventuring in New Zealand is the essential guidebook for anyone who wants to discover the natural wonders to be found here. Completely revised and updated, it details the astounding variety of outdoor recreational opportunities available on the country's two islands: day hikes, mountaineering, cycling, horse trekking, boating, rafting, fishing, skiing, spelunking, and more.
The opening chapters outline the country's human and natural history, typical weather patterns, accommodations, transportation, and major activities. Each region is then covered in depth, with maps, information on trail access, and addresses for further information. Appendices include lists of common plants and commonly and rarely sighted birds, a Maori glossary, and recommended reading.

Customer Reviews:

Good Guide to Outdoors New Zealand.......2006-08-01

I am inclined to agree with reviewer Jaffe and the Editorial Reviews. As a native Kiwi I know Auckland and Fiordland well having hiked extensively in both areas.
The Auckland sections covers the well known outdoor main attractions of the region well: the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and the extensive network of regional parks, many of which are coastal and have fantastic views from the walks in them.
Fiordland is the "honey pot" for accessible wilderness hiking in New Zealand. The description of the History, National Parks, short day walks and longer multi-day treks on well formed tracks is quite good. The maps are a bit scant, but you will buy better maps when you arrive in an area. And NZ does publish a wide selection of very good maps of all our park network. For a day-by-day detailed guide to the walks you are better to buy the Lonely Planet "Tramping in New Zealand" (even us locals use it). The book index is not so good, even the Routeburn "Great walk" (the finest 3 day walk in NZ in my opinion) is not listed but you can find it on page 457 with a 1/2 page description of it. After 5 years the book is not really dated. The one new development in NZ is private walking tracks and I can recommend the Banks Peninsula Track just out of Christchurch (page 388 of the book).
So as a one volume "outdoor type" guide to NZ the book is worth buying and fills a niche not quite met by Rough Guide or Lonely Planet.
So come and visit us.

Best NZ guide for the environmental traveler.......2004-04-19

My partner and I found "Adventuring..." the single most useful guide for our visit to New Zealand in January 2003. I disagree with the prior negative customer review and wonder if M. Goldstein actually used this book for travel to New Zealand or was merely an armchair traveler seeking amusement.

It's true this isn't the kind of general guidebook so ably done by Lonely Planet and others. Jefferies doesn't refer the reader to specific restaurants or lodgings. What she does superbly is to introduce each region of the country with a detailed essay on its flora, fauna, terrain and history.

Her knowledge of New Zealand's parklands runs much deeper than a conventional guidebook. While not neglecting famous tourist attractions, she takes you far off the beaten path to smaller forest preserves that harbor natural treasures. The book is not a detailed trail guide, but it points you to the access points for the back country with useful general descriptions of many hikes.

Jefferies doesn't glamorize. Her descriptions of the deforestation and other environmental abuses that New Zealand has suffered might unsettle a conventional sightseer. For the environmental traveler with a serious interest in the natural history of the islands, it's just right.

Not up to Sierra Club's usual standards........1998-11-05

Adventuring in New Zealand turns out to be a fairly pedestrian travel guide, with little to recommend it. While claiming to be an "adventuring guide", there's little more about hiking, parks, fishing, climbing, etc. than any of the standard guidebooks. Design, illustrations, and indexing are second rate. Give this one a miss.

Pocket Adventures New Zealand (Adventure Guide to New Zealand (Pocket)) (Adventure Guide to New Zealand (Pocket))

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Manufacturer: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
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Tramp through the Waipoua Forest, dive the East Coast shipwrecks, cycle the Bream Trail. Tour the wineries of Waiheke Island and Matakana. Immerse yourself in the Maori culture. Dunk in the hot springs and wander the caves of Waikato. Canoe the Whanganui River. Visit the seal colonies and nature reserves. Hike the glaciers and climb Mt. Cook. Take an eco-tour, with albatross encounters and dolphin swims in Kaikoura. Detailed information on where to stay in every area, from the best values in hotels to recommended campsites, plus everything you'll want to know about the restaurants and foods. The history, the sights and how to see them, all the museums, the art galleries and what you'll find there, the parks and gardens, the mountains and beaches. Shopping, theater, nightlife, entertainment, festivals, scenic drives, city attractions. As a Pocket Adventure Guide, this shows you how to experience the country more intensely and directly than most travelers know how to do - seeing the place close-up, through walks, fishing, sailing, kayaking, diving, horseback excursions, culinary adventures, meeting the people. Other guides lack our level of detail, our adventure perspective and our emphasis on direct experience of the country. As a native New Zealander, Bette Flagler delivers an insider's knowledge that you won't find in other guides.

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