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Information, maps and Internet sites
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New Zealand promotes itself heavily and enthusiastically abroad through the New Zealand Tourism Board
, where enquiries will trigger a deluge of glossy brochures. Much of it comprises inspirational, if rose-tinted, images of the country but is of limited practical use; specific requests can prove far more fruitful.
Many of the information centres listed below, as well as some cafes, bars and hostels, keep a supply of
free newspapers
and
magazines
orientated towards backpackers and usually filled with promotional copy, but informative nonetheless. Two of the best are the
New Zealand Backpackers News and TNT
(which has stacks of information available on their Web site at
www.tntmag.com.au
). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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