where to start for info on nz

[wayno]

list of dept of conservation tracks
http://doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation ... and-walks/

more tracks
http://tramper.co.nz/?view=tracks

alerts on track conditions
http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recrea ... re/alerts/

avalanche warnings
http://www.avalanche.net.nz/Forecasts/

free online maps
http://www.topomap.co.nz/

trip intentions
http://adventuresmart.org.nz/Outdoors-I ... efault.asp

gear list
http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/Produc ... PMPLTS.pdf

books
http://craigpotton.co.nz/store/books/ou ... nd-travel/

weather
http://www.metservice.com/

cheap flights
http://www.grabaseat.com.au

http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/special-offers

[Nuts]

Might be worth a sticky there Wayno?
Might be a good idea to add to this first post if you (or others) find other links or have comments to go between the lines...

whers the typos ?

[wayno]

sure, if you like, the sticky and the typos.....

[wayno]

books

http://craigpotton.co.nz/store/books/ou ... nd-travel/

[Tony]

Hi Wayno,

Thanks for the links, very timely, I just booked some flights to Queenstown today, planning to do the Young-Wilkins plus a shorter walk in the area.

Tony

[bernieq]

LINZ is the NZ government department responsible for Land Information, including topographic maps. The full set of NZ topo maps is available at no cost (electronically). Consequently, there are a number of websites providing free access to the data (in different forms).

1. Full topo maps for Garmin mapping GPSs : http://gwprojects.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1561

2. WAMS - zoomable topo map of NZ, detailing public access land : http://wams.org.nz/wams_desktop/index.aspx

3. LINZ 1:50,000 maps : http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo ... index.aspx

4. General topo map access : http://www.topomap.co.nz/ - as wayno listed above
and also http://www.nztopomaps.com/

[wayno]

looking for a hut in the back country without the crowds?

http://remotehuts.co.nz//

[stuey69]

planning to do the Young-Wilkins plus a shorter walk in the area.

You'll like the Young & Wilkin valleys.
If you want some other things to do, try Mt Shrimpton up behind Makarora village, or get the Newmans Coach further up the highway to Fantail Falls south of Haast.
You could take a jaunt up to Brewster Hut and spend a couple of days poking around there.

[wayno]

Facebook group with NZ bushwalking news updates.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/208124842637462/

[apdz]

This might be useful if your looking for multi day tramps:
http://www.dofehillary.org.nz/includes/ ... ?ID=127814

[wayno]

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9AD3D947429BEBD6

online bookings
https://booking.doc.govt.nz/Menu.aspx?sg=MIL

[stry]

New Zealand Alpine Club is worth investigating. The club publishes a couple of excellent guide books, and there are membership benefits.

[livingakiwilife]

Feel free to check out our blog and videos from our adventures exploring New Zealand!You can even check out the Interactive Map Tab we created on our blog that shows locations, photos, videos and stories from our adventures around New Zealand

Blog: http://livingakiwilife.blogspot.com/

YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hezREqms ... vQu4XbRkcr

[wayno]

NZ tramping Magazine

http://wildernessmag.co.nz/

short onlne articles
http://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/article/ ... es/m/1718/

[wayno]

Great Walks, Independant walkers
http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recrea ... eat-walks/

Great Walks, Guided Walks
http://www.ultimatehikes.co.nz/en/great ... pQodbVQAVA

[wayno]

The aim of this guide is to aid the tramper (walker, backpacker, hiker) of moderate fitness who is going on a particular trip for the first time. A few trips are simple road-end walks, but the majority are tramping trips that need boots, pack, and the usual tramping gear. The region covered is the Tararua Forest Park and its foothills; bounded roughly by the main roads along the Wairarapa and Horowhenua; the Akatarawa–Waikanae road; the Manawatu Gorge and the Rimutaka Hill

http://www.ttc.org.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki.php ... s/HomePage

[wayno]

Lonely Planet Hiking & Tramping in New Zealand

http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealan ... w-zealand/

[wayno]

mountain safety council information for trampers

http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/Resour ... ?t=1&cat=6

[wayno]

free online NZ walking magazine

http://issuu.com/walkingnewzealand/docs

[wayno]

DOC online Maps
http://maps.doc.govt.nz/mapviewer/index.html?viewer=dto

[wayno]

Te Araroa Trail

http://www.teararoa.org.nz

[wayno]

weather for smartphones

http://m.metservice.com/mountain/mtn

[wayno]

weather forecast maps, showing rain and wind forecast

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/

[bernieq]

A very useful planning tool is http://www.RouteGuides.co.nz

It's a map-driven resource of routes contributed by trampers - I started a topic here : viewtopic.php?f=59&t=20617

[wayno]

the status of a lot of NZ tracks can change at any time,
pay attention to the DOC track alerts page, even the great walks can become inaccessible and dangerous esp in winter

http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recrea ... go/alerts/

I dont care what anyone has told you or what you've see on the internet, thirty years tramping in NZ tells me the weather can be crap any time of the year, pay attention to forecasts,
http://m.metservice.com/mtns
http://m.metservice.com/warnings

[Orion]

I've checked some of the walks on the booking.doc.govt.nz site and you can't book them for the summer season until early May. It seems to depend on the walk though.

Is there a list of dates for when booking is possible for the different walks?
How fast do they get booked?

[wayno]

No.
It varies greatly.

[Orion]

Thanks for the quick response.
And for all of the useful links above.

[wayno]

free garmin GPS compatible official NZ topomaps for download

http://gwprojects.org/forum/viewtopic.p ... 317#p32317

[wayno]

winter hiking skills

https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2017/07/13/new ... king-tips/