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Hopefully these links will be of some use to you in you travels around NZ or the world wide web.
If you wish to add a link to this site just drop us a line.
Backpackers Hostel Budget Accommodation Guide
Campervan Rentals
New Zealand Travel Information
Interesting New Zealand web sites
Including: NZ weather updates - Indigenous SPECIES of New Zealand-Surfing in NZ
Including: NZ search engine-Nerd World
BBH Backpackers Accommodation guide for New Zealand
Eric Foley, Foley Towers BBH Backpackers
208, Kilmore St, Christchurch 1, New Zealand.
Phone 64 3 366-9720 : Fax 64 3 379-3014]
URL http://www.backpack.co.nz
Arguably the best hostel guide available! Well in our opinion anyway
this is why we selected them to represent us in their booklet and web page.
Last time I looked it had over 250 listings tips and hints on traveling in
New Zealand.
Tourism Sites
http://www.hurunui.com
This is the region of the Waipara Sleepers see what exciting & natural things North Canterbury
has on offer at the official Hurunui web site
http://www.purenz.com
Official NZ Tourism Board site fast loading with plenty of info and useful links a must to see
if you are visiting our fair country.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/images/1lft.gif
Department Of Conservation worth a visit in you intend to see a bit of New Zealand's native life huge amount of information and links.
New Zealand Travel Information
Links to some of the towns and cities of NZ
http://www.aucklandnz.com/index.html
The official web site for Auckland the largest city in NZ the web site is pretty big as well
The visitor's guide to Christchurch and Canterbury
Ok looking web site takes you to a new home page then gives you a link to follow to the old one. Lot of info on offer if your going to Christchurch then it's worth checking the site out.
President Clinton said it was "Breathtaking" the town that is. The sites pretty good as well.
http://www.wizard.gen.nz/contents.htm
This is the homepage of the official Wizard of New Zealand, classified by art galleries and critics as a Living Work of Art, designer of the Post-Modern Cosmology, theorist of the Fun Revolution, founder of the Imperial British Conservative Party, role-model for Post-Feminist men, and Metaphysical Engineer.
Interesting character well worth checking out & can also be found public speaking in ChCh city. If your in Christchurch try and catch him he's good for a laugh. ***
http://www.rses.vuw.ac.nz/meteorology/current/synops/
Latest New Zealand Weather Observations with all the up-to date information you will ever need on New Zealand
Surface weather observations from around New Zealand, eight times daily.
Readings are taken at the weather stations at the
following times (New Zealand time):
12am, 3am, 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 9pm. ****
http://www.naturespace.co.nz/species.htm
NATURESPACE - New Zealand Indigenous SPECIES of New Zealand
Part of The Department Of Conservation interesting site with plenty of links well worth a look however it tends to be a little slow to load.***
http://www.channel8.net/newzealand/quick.htm
Interesting site NZ at a glance with a considerable amount of general information on some areas within NZ . Lots of photos & most of the site loads fairly quickly little difficult to navigate if your looking for a particular region & there is very little information on Canterbury. ***
A great NZ surf web site anything you need to know about NZ surfing and competitions check it out
The official site of NZ Rugby union
A what's going on site for NZ with it's own easy to use search engine. Fast loading site and simple to navigate well worth a visit if you are searching for NZ links.
An interesting option to the normal run of the mill search engines huge amount of links and
information , this place will meet a lot of your needs and more.