New Zealand: Helpful Travel Links
Tourist Boards
Kia Ora is the official New Zealand tourism site and is a comprehensive guide to New Zealand, with pages on places to stay, local events and attractions you'll want to see. There is also a route planner to help you get around and suggested driving itineraries.
Safe Driving
Drive Safe is the New Zealand Government and tourism initiative, for assuring everyone who is visiting New Zealand or a permanent resident, is taking the proper precautions and travelling safely on the open roads.
Guides, Itineraries & Visas
Smart Traveller has information regarding travel warnings for specific countries, general advice for Australian travellers and travel bulletins.
Visa Link contains all information regarding visa needs including holiday visas and working visas.
Currency Conversion in four quick steps.
Accommodation
Golden Chain accommodation has great information on property listings in different areas in New Zealand as well as a map, images and special offers.
Motorhome, Caravan Parks & Camp Sites
DriveAway has provided information on a range of motorhome parks, caravan parks and cape sites throughout New Zealand. DriveAway can assist you in the pre-purchase of open-dated Holiday Park vouchers for Kiwi Holiday Parks in New Zealand, enquiries for all other listed Holiday Parks can be made directly via the links below.
- Holiday Parks New Zealand website has information regarding where you can stay, what activities you can partake in and the member discounts you can receive. Check out the different accommodation options and one of the 49 holiday parks, campgrounds or motels for offer.
- Top 10 Holiday Parks offers different accommodation options that include heaps of family fun. Apart from having accommodation in over 48 locations throughout New Zealand, each has something unique to offer from the seaside in the north to the picturesque destinations in the south.
- New Zealand Camping Guide website has an interactive map in which you can select your desired region. There is information about the motorhome parks, caravan parks and camp sites in New Zealand and the activities in each place including white water rafting in the summer and skiing in the winter.
Transport
Inter Islander is a great website to view ferry services, timetables and make online bookings. Travel the 92km voyage between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island.
Bluebridge also offer ferry services for travelling along the Cook Straight between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island. Timetables and online bookings are available on this site.
Fuel Prices
Mobil Fuel Finder will help you find petrol stations around a desired area in New Zealand. Enter your location and the fuel finder will locate petrol stations in your immediate surroundings.
More Locations:
These websites will help you plan your self drive holiday, with helpful information and hints for the prepared traveller. Just click on your destination and follow the links. Note: As these websites are from overseas providers, any rates that may be found on them are not applicable. Please contact DriveAway for the best deals.