Useful Links
Hiking Information
- German hiking guide book – written by renowned hiking book author Daniel Hueske who travelled with Piwiwiwi while writing the books and who has become a good friend.
- German Hiking Reference – Link to Daniels website
Camping Information
- Bachcare – New Zealand holiday home and bach rental accommodation
- Respect NZ – one map, every camping location (same as Camping NZ app)
- DOC Campgrounds – we also recommend picking up the paper brochures from an iSite
- Holiday Parks – useful when you need a hot shower
Useful Apps
- CamperMate – remember to download the ‘offline maps’
Driving in NZ
- drivesafe.org.nz – provides basic information about New Zealand road rules and etiquette, along with links to more details about everything that those unfamiliar with our roads need to know.
Weather Forcasts
- MetService – good for national weather warnings
- WeatherMap – easy to read forecasts (usually fairly accurate)
- WeatherWatch – daily forecast videos
Surf Forecasting
- surf2surf.com. A few good webcams on this one.
- marineweather.co.nz. Detailed and pretty accurate.
- swellmap.co.nz/. Intuitive integration using Google Maps, a scoring system & graphs. Don’t rely on the score, make sure you check the graphs too!
- surf.co.nz Lots of information. Watch out though, the webcams are sometimes weeks behind.
- MSW New Zealand Summary
Cycling and Mountain Biking
- Whakarewarewa Forest The most famous and apparently best in NZ. We’ve not been there yet so we can’t tell you for sure but it will have to be very good to beat Woodhill.
- Woodhill Bike Park A fantastic collection of trails just West of Auckland. Sandy ground and so good for wet days. Tame routes through to crazy structures. Mountain bike to your heart’s content
Aotearoa / New Zealand
For those who don’t know, ‘Aotearoa’ is the ‘Te Reo’ name for New Zealand. ‘Te Reo’ is the Maori language. See, you’ve learnt something already
- Pure New Zealand You Tube channel with some great little min-documetaries.