Useful Websites

Useful websites

A selection of useful tourism related websites for further information about New Zealand.

Accommodation

• Backpacker Accommodation
  www.backpack.co.nz
  www.nzbackpack.com
  
  
• Bed & Breakfast Inns of NZ
  www.bnb.co.nz
  
  
• Farms & Home stays
  www.ruralholidays.co.nz
  
  
• Friars Guide (Luxury)
  www.friars.co.nz
  
  
• Holiday Homes
  www.nzholidayhomes.co.nz
  
  
• Holiday Parks/Campsites
  www.holidayparks.co.nz
  www.topparks.co.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Home stays and Farm stays
  www.nzhomestay.co.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Lodge Association
  www.lodgesofnz.co.nz
  
  
• Range of accommodation
  www.accommodata.co.nz
  
  
• Qualmark rated - range of Accommodation
  www.qualmark.co.nz
  
  
• Vacation Homes
  www.nzvacationhomes.co.nz
  
  
• Where to Stay Guides
  www.aatravel.co.nz
  
  
• Youth Hostel Association
  www.yha.org.nz

Events

• New Zealand Tourism Industry Association
  www.tianz.org.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Events
  www.nzlive.com
  
  
• Tourism New Zealand - Events
  www.newzealand.com
  
  
• Weddings
  www.nzweddingservices.co.nz
  
  
• Conventions
  www.conventionsnz.co.nz

Governmental

• Ministry of Tourism
  www.tourism.govt.nz
  
  
• Ministry of Tourism - Research
  www.tourismresearch.govt.nz
  
  
• Department of Conservation
  www.doc.govt.nz
  
  
• Department of Internal Affairs
  www.dia.govt.nz
  
  
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
  www.maf.govt.nz
  
  
• Ministry of Economic Development
  www.med.govt.nz
  
  
• Ministry of Education
  www.minedu.govt.nz
  
  
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  www.mft.govt.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Customs Service
  www.customs.govt.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Immigration Service
  www.immigration.govt.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Government Online
  www.govt.nz
  
  
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand
  www.rbnz.govt.nz
  
  
• Statistics New Zealand
  www.stats.govt.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
  www.nzte.govt.nz
  
  
• Treaty of Waitangi
  www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz

Other Services

• Access New Zealand
  www.accessnz.co.nz
  
  
• Land Transport Safety Authority (driver licences)
  www.ltsa.govt.nz
  
  
• MetService (Weather Information)
  www.metservice.co.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Snow Reports
  www.snow.co.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Wines
  www.nzwine.com
  
  
• Qualmark - Quality Rating System
  www.qualmark.co.nz
  
  
• Te Papa Museum - Wellington
  www.tepapa.govt.nz
  
  
• i-SITE Visitor Information Network
  www.newzealand.com/travel/i-sites/i-sites_home.cfm
  
  
• AA Guides (Automobile Association)
  www.aatravel.co.nz
  
  
• Fodor’s New Zealand
  www.fodors.com
  
  
• Jason’s New Zealand Travel Channel
  www.jasons.com
  
  
• Mountaineers Books
  www.mountaineers.org
  
  
• New Zealand - A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit
  www.lonelyplanet.com
  
  
• Reed Publishing
  www.reed.co.nz
  
  
• Telecom New Zealand (telephone directories)
  www.whitepages.co.nz
  www.yellowpages.co.nz
  
  
• Wises Maps
  www.wises.co.nz
  
  
• Indigenous New Zealand - Maori Tourism
  www.inz.maori.nz
  
  
• Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
  www.teara.govt.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Film Commission
  www.nzfilm.co.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Film and Video Technicians’ Guild
  www.nzfvtg.org.nz

Regional Tourism Organisations

• Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism
  www.christchurchnz.net
  
  
• Central South Island Tourism
  www.southisland.org.nz
  
  
• Destination Lake Taupo
  www.laketauponz.com
  
  
• Destination Marlborough
  www.destinationmarlborough.com
  
  
• Destination Northland
  www.northland.org.nz
  
  
• Destination Queenstown
  www.queenstown-nz.co.nz
  
  
• Destination Manawatu
  www.manawatunz.co.nz
  
  
• Destination Fiordland
  www.fiordland.org.nz
  
  
• Tourism Eastland
  www.gisbornenz.com
  
  
• Hawke’s Bay Incorporated
  www.hawkesbaytourism.co.nz
  
  
• Destination Ruapehu
  www.visitruapehu.com
  
  
• Tourism Auckland
  www.aucklandnz.com
  
  
• Tourism Bay of Plenty
  www.bayofplentynz.com
  
  
• Venture Southland Tourism
  www.southland.org.nz
  
  
• Tourism Coromandel
  www.thecoromandel.com
  
  
• Tourism Dunedin
  www.dunedinNZ.com
  
  
• Latitude Nelson
  www.nelsonnz.com
  
  
• Destination Rotorua
  www.rotoruanz.com
  
  
• Venture Taranaki
  www.taranakinz.org
  
  
• Go Wairarapa
  www.wairarapanz.com
  
  
• Positively Wellington Tourism
  www.wellingtonnz.com
  
  
• Tourism West Coast
  www.west-coast.co.nz
  
  
• Lake Wanaka Tourism
  www.wanaka.co.nz
  
  
• Wanganui Inc
  www.destinationwanganui.com
  
  
• Enterprise Coast
  www.enterprisecoastnz.com
  
  
• Tourism Waitaki
  www.tourismwaitaki.co.nz
  
  
• Tourism Central Otago
  www.centralotagonz.com

Transport - Travel Pass

• Scenic Rail Pass
  www.tranzscenic.co.nz
  
  
• New Zealand Travel Pass
  www.travelpass.co.nz

Transport - Airline

• Air New Zealand
  www.airnz.co.nz
  
  
• Qantas Airways
  www.qantas.com
  
  
• Emirates
  www.emirates.com/nz/
  
  
• Air Tahiti Nui
  www.airtahitinui.co.nz
  
  
• Singapore Airlines
  www.singaporeair.com

Transport - Coach

• Flying Kiwi
  www.flyingkiwi.com
  
  
• Stray Travel
  www.straytravel.com
  
  
• Great Sights
  www.greatsights.co.nz
  
  
• InterCity Coachlines
  www.intercitycoach.co.nz
  
  
• Kiwi Experience
  www.kiwiexperience.com
  
  
• Magic Travellers Network
  www.magicbus.co.nz
  
  
• Newmans Coach Lines
  www.newmanscoach.co.nz

Transport - Ferry

• NZ Inter-Island Ferries
  www.interislander.co.nz

Transport - Train

• New Zealand Transport - Train
  www.tranzscenic.co.nz