Story: Tramping

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.

• Walking and tramping

  The Department of Conservation's guide to tracks and walks around the country.

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.