There are extensive resources on New Zealand on the Net. Here are choice links to get you started:

Overview: Key Facts | Stats | Jasons | PureNZ | Destination NZ | OneNZ.com | NZ.com | NZ Escape | NZ Visitors Bureau | NZ Leading Attractions | Lonely Planet | Jane King's NZ Handbook | Jenny's Guide |

Travel diaries: Scott Yost | Jane & Richard | Philip Greenspun | Elsie & Al | Tanya | Bjoern |

Cities & Towns: Auckland | Hamilton | Rotorua | Taupo | Wanganui | Napier | Wellington | Picton | Greymouth | The Glaciers | Wanaka | Queenstown | Te Anau | Otago Peninsula | Oamaru | Akaroa | Kaikoura |

Places to Visit & Things To Do In North Island: Kelly Tarlton, Auckland | Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton | Whakarewarewa Thermal Village, Rotorua | Rainbow Farm Sheep Show, Rotorua | Craters of the Moon, Taupo | Waitomo Glow-worm Caves | Tongariro National Park | Marineland, Napier | Art Deco, Napier | Wanganui Museum, Wanganui | Victoria Park By Night, Wanganui | Foxton Windmill, Foxton | Owlcatraz, Shannon | Te Papa Museum, Wellington
South Island: Edwin Fox Ship, Picton | Buller Gorge SwingBridge and Comet Ride | Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki | Shantytown, Greymouth | Helicopter Ride & Snow Landing, Fox & Franz Josef Glacier | NZ Fighter Pilots Museum, Wanaka | Shotover Jet, Queenstown | TSS Earnslaw Vintage Ship Cruise/Walter Peak Farm, Queenstown | Milford Sound Cruise | Puzzling World, Wanaka | Penguin Place, Otago | Larnach Castle, Otago | Blue Penguins, Oamaru | Moeraki Boulders | Hector's Dolphin, Akaroa | Whale Watch, Kaikoura | Moari Leap Cave, Kaikoura |

Lord of the Rings Links: Jasons | Tolkien Online | AV on Middle-earth | TheOneRing.Net |

News: Scoop | Infotech | Stuff | Tourism Newsletter | New Zealand News | Newsroom |

Car/caravan rental: A2B Rentals

Motels and Backpackers We Stayed In: Georgia Parkside Backpackers, Auckland | Kiwi International, Auckland (near airport) | Yellowstone Park Motel, Hamilton | Lakewood Rotorua | Stables Lodge, Napier | Tamara Lodge, Wanganui | Pukenui Lodge, Tongariro National Park | Bell Bird Motel, Picton | Global Village, Greymouth | Ivory Towers, Fox Glacier | Wilderness Backpackers, Haast | Purple Cow, Wanaka | Barnyard Backpackers, Te Anau | Penguin Place, Otago Peninsula | Alpine Motel, Oamaru | Mt Vernon Lodge, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula | Esplanade Holiday Park, Kaikoura |

Misc: Yellow Pages | White Pages | Kiwi Words & Phrases | Origins of Pokarekare Ana |