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More links and websites

  • Federated Mountain Clubs

    Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (Inc) has over 100 tramping, mountaineering and other outdoor clubs, representing some 14,000 members.

  • New Zealand Mountain Safety Council

    This council was set up in 1966 to promote safety in the mountains.

  • New Zealand Tramper

    This site gives information on tracks and huts in New Zealand.

  • Places to stay

    The Department of Conservation’s website has comprehensive lists of all huts under its management.

More suggestions and sources

    • Barnett, Shaun, and Rob Brown. Classic tramping in New Zealand. Nelson: Craig Potton, 1999.

    • Maclean, Chris. Tararua: the story of a mountain range. Wellington: Whitcombe, 1994.

    • McNeill, Robin G., ed. Moir’s guide south: guide book to the tracks and routes of the great southern lakes and fiords of New Zealand. 6th ed. Christchurch: Great Southern Lakes Press, 1995.

    • Pickering, Mark. The hills. Auckland: Heinemann Reed, 1988.

    • Pickering, Mark. A tramper’s journey: stories from the back country of New Zealand. Nelson: Craig Potton, 2004.

    • Spearpoint, Geoff, ed. Moir’s guide north: the Otago Southern Alps: a tramping and transalpine guide from the Hollyford to Lake Ohau. 7th ed. Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 2005.

    • Spearpoint, Geoff, ed. Waking to the hills. Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1985.



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