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.
Camping Information
- Bachcare – New Zealand holiday home and bach rental accommodation
- 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
- 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.
